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Canadian Studies - Indigenous peoples: Books

American & Canadian Studies, Canada, Canadian Studies, Indigenous, Indigenous Peoples

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Search Terminology

Books on Indigenous peoples of Canada can be found in UW Libraries Search by using a variety of keywords and terms, however for a more comprehensive search you may want to also include designated Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) as search terms. Most U.S. libraries use this official terminology to describe the content of a book. You will usually need to use a variety of subject headings including broad terms such as Indians of North America and Indigenous peoples, as well as narrower terms such as the names of specific groups (e.g., Tlingit), places (e.g., Nunavut, Tobique Indian Reserve) and people (e.g., Ma-Nee Chacaby).

Some examples:

LCSH Terms Examples
Indians of North America

indians of north america yukon

indians of north american alberta  history

indians of north american education canada 
Indigenous peoples

indigenous peoples ontario

indigenous peoples canada ethnic identiy
Indigenous youth indigenous youth saskatchewan
Indian women indian women new brunswick
Indian art indian art canada
Totem poles totem poles haida
Off reservation boarding schools off reservation boarding schools british columbia
Métis

metis manitoba

metis women newfoundland
Inuit inuit quebec
Micmac Indians micmac indians economic conditions