Indigenous Studies: Find Articles Using Databases and Open Access Journals
This page contains links to suggested subject-specific databases, specific journal titles available through Omni, and information about Open Access resources and links to OA directories.
Main Databases
Indigenous Peoples of North America
Collection of primary source documents on the Indigenous peoples of North America.
Indigenous Histories and Cultures in North America
Manuscripts, artwork and rare print material on native North American history and European settlement.
North American Indian Thought and Culture
Full-text biographies, autobiographies, diaries, letters, personal narratives and speeches.
I-Portal: Indigenous Studies Portal
Index to articles, books, and other documents related to indigenous peoples of Canada and North America.
FPIC.INFO Resources
FPIC (Free Prior and Informed Consent) is an index and full-text database for resources about free prior and informed consent in Indigenous self-determination in land resource decision making
Indigenous Newspapers in North America
Historic pressings, contemporary periodicals and more on 200 years of indigenous print journalism from the US and Canada.
America: History & Life
Covers Canadian and American history. Comprehensive index, with abstracts, for journal articles and book reviews.
Early Encounters in North America: Peoples, Cultures, and the Environment
Full-text letters, diaries and memoirs.
North American Indian Drama: Second Edition
Collection of plays by Indigenous playwrights of Turtle Island from the twentieth century.
ProQuest databases (all)
Search all ProQuest databases at once.
EBSCOhost databases (all)
Search all EBSCOhost databases at once.
Also Useful Databases
National Film Board of Canada: Indigenous Cinema
Discover the NFB’s rich online collection of Indigenous-made films.
1491; the Untold Story of the Americas Before Columbus
Video playlist on indigenous peoples in the Americas before Columbus.
Future History Season 1
Video playlist on North American Indigenous peoples history and future.
Future History Season 2
Video playlist on North American Indigenous peoples history and future. Part 2.
Treaties Recognition Playlist
Video playlist on indigenous peoples and treaties in Ontario.
National Film Board of Canada
Thousands of documentaries, animations, and alternative dramas produced by the National Film Board of Canada.
Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
Historical, biographical dictionary with scholarly articles on thousands of individuals.
HathiTrust Digital Library
Growing collection of digitized texts from a consortium of American research universities.
Official Documentation System
Includes all types of official United Nations (UN) freely available, full-text documents. Does not include sales publications or treaties.
UN-iLibrary
The books, reports, and journals created by the United Nations.
Journals & Periodicals in Omni
This link will take you to a list of relevant journal titles. You can use the modifiers to narrow your focus, or add keywords to change the search.
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Short List of Indigenous Journals & Websites
This is a short list of relevant journals and websites which you may find useful. It is not comprehensive or exhaustive. You may also find the Websites page of the Indigenous Studies subject guide helpful.
AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples (2005-Present)
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies (1981-2010)
Cultural Survival Quarterly Magazine (1981-Present)
First Peoples Child & Family Review (2004-2024)
International Indigenous Policy Journal (2010-Present)
International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies (2008-2022)
Journal of Global Indigeneity (2015-Present)
Journal of Indigenous Research (2011-Present)
Journal of Indigenous Social Development (2010-Present)
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing (2016-Present)
Native Social Work Journal (1997-2014)
Turtle Island Journal of Indigenous Health (2020-Present)
Open Access Materials
"Open access is a publishing model for scholarly communication that makes research information available to readers at no cost, as opposed to the traditional subscription model in which readers have access to scholarly information by paying a subscription (usually via libraries)." (What is Open Access?)
Directory of Open Access Journals
Directory of Open Access Books
Found a journal online, but you're not quite certain about it? Check it against the Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory.