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    National Indigenous History Month: Streaming Audiovisual Resources

    by Erin Sanderman June 16, 2020
    written by Erin Sanderman

    We are pleased to be celebrating National Indigenous History Month throughout June with a series of blog posts featuring some great resources from our collection that can be accessed online!

    In  nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up, award-winning Cree Filmmaker Tasha Hubbard documents the shooting of Colten Boushie, a young Cree man, and the overarching systematic racism that exists within the Canadian legal system. Watch it on NFB Campus.

    Imagine being able to join Inuit hunters as they paddle out to find walruses or being dazzled by the joyous spectacle of a Pow Wow.  As Anne Carr-Wiggin, our Indigenous Initiatives Librarian, noted in her staff working from home profile, audiovisual resources are an incredibly important resource for those doing research on Indigenous peoples of North America. Video, in particular, is a powerful tool that has enabled knowledge keepers and researchers to document and preserve various aspects of Indigenous Knowledge. 

    Beyond this, watching films about the experiences of Indigenous peoples can increase our understanding of how history has informed their present day realities in Canada and inspire empathy for the ordeals that Indigenous communities continue to fight to overcome. Here at University of Alberta Library, we have a wealth of video resources that can help illuminate everyone’s understanding of what it means to be Indigenous in North America. 

    iPortal’s Turtle Island inspired menu.

    University of Saskatchewan’s Indigenous Studies iPortal – This is a great resource for learning about various aspects of Indigenous life. It is constantly being added to, and there are links to external information and resources, including this timely article on ways to virtually celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21. To find video content, be sure to limit your search to media: film and video on the drop down menu next to the search field. 

    NFB Campus – We’ve touted the amazing array of Canadian content available in NFB Campus before, but in recent years the NFB has really stepped up its game by giving a voice to Indigenous filmmakers. There are many ways to discover indigenous content on NFB Campus; the spotlights on Indigenous documentarians like Alannis Obomsowin, Gil Cardinal and Loretta Todd are particularly helpful. 

    University of Alberta’s First Nations, Metis and Inuit Playlist – This video playlist contains a number of documentaries and educational videos covering the history of various Indigenous populations in North America. It even contains videos that cover issues that persist in the modern era, including violence against Indigenous women and the legacy of Residential Schools in Canada. 

    Encore+ – This YouTube channel, funded by the Canadian Media Fund, contains a playlist devoted to films and media content about Indigenous peoples and features works from several Indigenous Filmmakers. 

    Inuktitube – For those interested in throat singing, traditional hunting techniques or insights into life in the North, Inuktitube, a video sharing site for content produced in Inuktitut, is definitely worth a look. Check out this documentary (including, English subtitles) about the Inuit Drum.

    Among the fascinating A/V content on Isuma.TV is On the Land with Noah Piugattuk, an interactive audio history of an Inuit man who devoted his life to preserving traditional Inuit culture.

    Isuma.TV – Like Inuktitube, Isuma.TV offers access to video content produced by Indigneous communities from across the globe. There’s content available in over 50 Indigenous languages. 

    Finally, we can’t go without recommending the University of Alberta’s Indigenous Canada MOOC, which really is a must for everyone who wants a basic understanding of Indigenous culture, history and issues that Indigenous Peoples continue to face in Canada. 

    This is just a taste of the resources available. Be sure to visit our collection of First Nations, Métis and Inuit subject guides to find more. 

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  • National Indigenous History Month: ebooks

    by Amy Southgate June 5, 2020
    by Amy Southgate June 5, 2020

    We are pleased to be celebrating National Indigenous History Month throughout June with a series of blog posts featuring some great resources from our collection that can be accessed online! This week we have a selection of ebooks in a variety of genres for you to enjoy. Non-FictionThese non-fiction titles will introduce you to indigenous-settler issues in Canada and cover important, often mentioned, concepts. Indigenous Writes : A Guide to First Nations,…

  • Black Lives Matter Resource Recommendations

    by Amy Southgate June 3, 2020
    by Amy Southgate June 3, 2020

    As we witness the recent events happening in the United States and Canada, we stand in solidarity with our community against racism. Over the last few days people have been searching for answers, particularly, many non-Black people are wondering what they can do amidst this tumultuous time. One of the best things people can do is educate themselves on the issues and history of anti-Black racism, civil rights, and anti-racism. This is…

  • HathiTrust, Emergency Temporary Access Service

    by Hanne Pearce May 27, 2020
    by Hanne Pearce May 27, 2020

    On an ordinary day, HathiTrust is one of a number of trusted archives that front-line library staff use as a part of their secret arsenal when finding obscure sources for our users. I myself have used it numerous times, for example when trying to locate a digitized version of an older publication, or when trying to find the source of a quote that needs to be cited directly rather than second hand.…

  • How To Search Library Streaming Music Databases to Find Your Blue Note

    by Bojan Kumovic May 5, 2020
    by Bojan Kumovic May 5, 2020

    Are you the type of person  who constantly has music on in the background? Do you play an instrument or have an interest in music theory or history? Do you like diving through the unknown corners of the digital space in search of a hidden musical jewel? If the answer is yes to any of these questions, what you find below will be the ticket to your next great musical journey!  The…

  • Congratulations grads! Don’t forget, your Alumni Perks Include Library Access

    by Junelle Mah April 30, 2020
    by Junelle Mah April 30, 2020

    Congratulations to you, University of Alberta graduate! The last couple of months have been strange, to say the least, but don’t let that diminish your achievements. You’re ready to hit up the real world with your brain full of academic wonder, but what happens when someone tries to challenge your knowledge base once you’ve left the U ofA ’s bunny-frolicked campus grounds? Which academic resources can you use as an alumni to…

  • Student Journal Spotlight: Axis Mundi

    by Emily Zheng April 14, 2020
    by Emily Zheng April 14, 2020

    About a dozen student-run journals operate as a part of UAlberta’s Library Publishing Program, which supports open access publishing using the open-source platform, OJS (Open Journal Systems). These journals are edited by students, and feature the work of hundreds of student researchers from a variety of disciplines. One of these journals is Axis Mundi: A Journal of Religious Studies. Axis Mundi is an online journal edited and maintained by Religious Studies graduate…

  • Have a GOOD Friday

    by Eva Romanick April 10, 2020
    by Eva Romanick April 10, 2020

    April 10th is Friday, and what a GOOD FRIDAY it is! We’re here for you while you stay home… Make your morning java a LARGE before settling in for a good longform read from The New Yorker! Stretch break! Pop into Anatomy.tv to explore the human body… take navel-gazing to a whole new level! Studying at home is not the same. Tune into a library ambience track for students who work better surrounded by…

  • Gender and Sexuality in Primary Sources

    by Emily Zheng April 9, 2020
    by Emily Zheng April 9, 2020

    Last month, in honour of Pride Week 2020, we got together at the Digital Scholarship Centre to talk about Gender & Sexuality Primary Resource collections. Now that most of us are hunkering down to do research at home, we wanted to share those collections online! In the last few decades, research into LGBTQ2S+ studies have grown exponentially. As a result, there are growing numbers of projects which aim to collect materials that…

  • Five Streaming Video Databases to Wander Through at Anytime

    by Bojan Kumovic April 8, 2020
    by Bojan Kumovic April 8, 2020

    Since the majority of us are stuck inside and online, we all have to find ways to work, learn, stay connected, shop, exercise or entertain ourselves… well… online. Even though the internet has been part of our world for a while now, and most of us take advantage of it already, ‘social distancing’ has resulted in significantly more time spent in front of our screens and a higher demand for quality streaming…

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