Research Guides: Indigenous Peoples Research Guide: Web Resources

Artic Indigenous Languages Maps
BC Treaty Commission Interactive Map
Delgamuukw Trial Transcripts
Court proceedings of a turning point in negotiations of Aboriginal title in BC.
First Nations Treaty Process (Government of BC)
First Peoples Map of BC
Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)
Site explores the inherent right Indigenous communities have to decide "yes" or "no" to land extraction that affects their lands, territories, and natural resources
Gabriel Dumont Institute Maps
Land Claims Agreement Coalition
Map Room in Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Locate maps or geospatial dataset about Indigenous communities in Canada or the North using web-based interactive or static maps.
Native Land
Interactive map of Indigenous lands around the world, search by territories, languages and treaties.
Treaties and Agreements (Government of Canada)
Tribal Treaties Database
Search treaties in the United States

BC Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Site provides links to treaties, economic development, social initiatives, and programs.
BC Treaty Commission
Site of the independent facilitator for treaty negotiations in the province.
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Declaration Act Action Plan (BC Government)
Released March 30, 2022, the plan identified goals and outcomes that form the long-term vision for implementing the UN Declaration in B.C.
First Nations A-Z Listing (British Columbia)
Indian Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. I-5)
The Indian Act is the primary law the federal government uses to administer Indian status, local First Nations governments and the management of reserve land. It also outlines governmental obligations to First Nations peoples.
Indian Affairs Annual Reports (1864-1990)
Indigenous Peoples (BC Government)
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)

American Indians of the Pacific Northwest Collection (University of Washington)
Digital collection of photographs and documents about the Northwest Coast and Plateau Indian cultures.
Blackfoot Digital Library
Collection of digital material including photographs and cultural artifacts, primarily about the south plains First Nations.
Canadiana Héritage
Access to digitized documentary heritage, see the "Aboriginal History" section.
Indigenous Arts, Culture and Heritage
From Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada.
Frontier Life: Borderlands, Settlement & Colonial Encounters
Digital collection of primary source documents helps us to understand the lives of settlers and Indigenous Peoples from 1650-1920.

Norma Marion Alloway Library