Research Guides: Northern Studies: Northern Ontario: Journal Articles/Newspaper Articles/Indexes

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Key Article Databases

Canadian Business & Current Affairs Database (CBCA) This link opens in a new window
Wide variety of Canadian periodicals and news sources Coverage: 1982 -
Full text content 1993 –

CPI.Q (Canadian Periodicals Index)

Other Databases

Academic OneFile
Searchable full-text database of academic and scholarly journals in a variety of subjects. Subjects include physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects.

Coverage: 1980-

Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples in North America (formerly Bibliography of Native North Americans) This link opens in a new window
Bibliographic database covering all aspects of native North American culture, history, and life
Conference Board of Canada: e-Data This link opens in a new window
Economic intelligence on Canada, the Provinces, Metropolitan areas and the United States.
Conference Board of Canada: e-Library This link opens in a new window
Contains over 2000 research documents on economic trends, organizational performance and public policy.

Other Databases & Indexes - Aboriginal History & Culture

Library & Archives Canada The National Archives of Canada's online research and consultation tool, provides access to a variety of information resources related to archival holdings.
Indian Affairs Annual Reports 1864 -1990 The Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development was created in 1966. The Indian Affairs Annual Reports (1864-1990) collection contains the complete annual reports for the department from 1967 to 1990. The Indian Affairs Annual Reports collection also contains the annual reports for the Indian Affairs portfolio for the years 1864 to 1966.
Hudson Bay Company Post Records Finding aid to the post records of the HBC. Includes post journals, correspondence books, account books, reports on districts, lists of servants, etc.
High North Research Documents High North Research Documents includes all freely available research documents thematically relevant to the high north. The service covers all subjects and many languages, and is free and open for all.

iPortal - Indigenous Studies Portal This link opens in a new window The Indigenous Studies Portal (iPortal) connects faculty, students, researchers and members of the community with electronic resources: books, articles, theses, documents, photographs, archival resources, maps, etc. It is an initiative of the University of Saskatchewan Library.

iPortal - Our Legacy Material relating to First Nations, Metis, and Inuit peoples.

Native Health Database This link opens in a new window Bibliographic information and abstracts of health-related articles, reports, surveys, and other resource documents pertaining to the health and health care of Native American, Inuit people of Alaska, and Canadian First Nations.

Newspapers

Gateway to Northwestern Ontario History [includes Thunder Bay District News Index] This link opens in a new window
The Gateway to Northwestern Ontario History provides an index to the Chronicle Journal newspaper. It also contains photos, books, drawings and artifacts from libraries and museums of Northwestern Ontario. This index includes more than 50,000 headlines over the past 16+ years.

Wawatay News
Wawatay Native Communications Society serves the communication needs of First Nations people and communities of Nishnawbe Aski Nation.
Print copies available on the 2nd floor, call number E 77 W35
Microfilm available on the 5th floor, call number MP 24
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Established in 1974, the bi-weekly newspaper is distributed to more than 80 First Nations across Northern Ontario and to Aboriginal people living in the region’s towns and cities. Wawatay News features Aboriginal news, people, culture and language. Ours is the only newspaper that publishes stories in English and the Aboriginal languages of Northern Ontario – Ojibway, OjiCree and Cree.

Canadian Major Dailies (formerly Canadian Newsstand Major Dailies) This link opens in a new window
Includes 15 full-text Canadian Major Daily newspapers. Earliest coverage: 1977-

Newspapers - summary of library holdings

This finding aid highlights newspaper holdings throughout the library. It includes local, regional, national, international, and Finnish newspapers.

Newspapers are available in print, electronic, microfiche, and microfilm format.

The library currently subscribes to: Algoma News (Wawa); Atikokan Progress; Fort Frances Times; Ignace Driftwood; Nipigon/Red Rock Gazette; and Rainy River Record. Other newspapers can be identified by searching with the following subject heading: ONTARIO, NORTHERN - NEWSPAPERS.

Newspaper Resources
This handout lists local, regional, national, international, and Finnish newspapers held in the Library collection