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Pawaatamihk: Journal of Métis Thinkers

A new Canadian Indigenous journal launched in September 2023. A collaboration between Métis scholars in Winnipeg and across the Prairies, Pawaatamihk: Journal of Métis Thinkers is an open-access journal that showcases Métis thought inside the academy and in community, with sections dedicated to Community Stories, Poetry, and Visual Culture, as well as Book Reviews and Scholarly Papers. This is the first nation-specific journal in Canada, made up of Métis authors, reviewers, editors, graphic designers, and copy editors.

The name Pawaatamihk was gifted by Métis Elder Verna DeMontigny and translates loosely from Michif and Ininimowin to “a group of people dreaming.” Created out of the collective dreams of a Circle of Editors comprised entirely of Métis women, Pawaatamihk looks to carve out academic space dedicated to lifting up Métis voices, stories, and research.

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AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples
AlterNative aims to present indigenous worldviews and scholarly research from native indigenous perspectives from around the world, and publishes papers that substantively address and critically engage with indigenous issues from a scholarly indigenous viewpoint.
BC Studies: The British Columbian Quarterly
Devoted to all aspects of human history in British Columbia, including indigenous research and perspectives.
Canadian Historical Review
The Canadian Historical Review offers an analysis of the ideas, people, and events that have molded Canadian society and institutions into their present state. Canada's past is examined from a vast and multicultural perspective to provide a thorough assessment of all influences.
The Canadian Journal of History
The Canadian Journal of History is a peer-reviewed journal of general history. Geared to all professional historians, as well as to anyone interested in historical scholarship, it features articles and reviews by experts.
Canadian Journal of Native Education
The Canadian Journal of Native Education is published twice yearly: in spring/summer a theme issue is compiled at the First Nations House of Learning at the University of British Columbia.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies
As a general focus, CJNS publishes anthropological, historical, sociological, political, legal, educational and cultural issues affecting First Nations people. Although the majority of articles deal with Indigenous peoples in Canada, it also publishes articles dealing with Indigenous peoples world-wide.
Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education & Society
Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education & Society solicits any work purposefully engaged in the decolonization process, regardless of discipline or field, encouraging work that actively seeks undisciplinary connections that work both against and beyond the Western academy.
Diaspora, indigenous, and minority education: Studies of migration, integration, equity, and cultural survival
Focuses on critical discourse and research in diaspora, indigenous, and minority education; is dedicated to researching cultural sustainability in a world increasingly consolidating under national, transnational, and global organizations.
First Peoples Child & Family Review
An Interdisciplinary Journal honouring the voices, perspectives and knowledge of First Peoples through research, critical analyses, stories, standpoints and media reviews.
International Indigenous Policy Journal
A peer-reviewed, policy-relevant research journal addressing issues pertaining to Indigenous peoples throughout the world.
Journal of Aboriginal Health / International Journal of Indigenous Health
Includes articles from leading health scholars, academics and Aboriginal community members. The International Journal of Indigenous Health (IJIH) was established to advance knowledge and understanding to improve Indigenous health. The Journal seeks to bring knowledge from diverse intellectual traditions together with a focus on culturally diverse Indigenous voices, methodologies and epistemology. The Journal is peer-reviewed, online, open-access and shares innovative health research across disciplines, Indigenous communities, and countries. Known as the Journal of Aboriginal Health (JAH) from 2004 to 2012, the journal was renamed the International Journal of Indigenous Health to reflect its growing international readership.
Journal of Indigenous Social Development
The JISD is dedicated to improving practice and expanding knowledge relevant to indigenous peoples’ social, cultural economic, and environmental wellbeing worldwide.

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