Primary records pertaining to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis histories may be accessed through digital sources, libraries, and archives. Such records might include:

• English, French and Indigenous language newspapers
• Memoirs, autobiographies, and testimonies
• Poetry and artistic work
• Oral histories
• Images
• Governmental records
• Church records

Please note that not all records pertaining to First Nations communities are freely available to the general public. Refer to the First Nations Information Governance Centre's First Nations Principles of OCAP to learn more about principles for collecting, protecting, sharing, and using First Nations data in your research.

Some primary sources are available in print, DVD, or audio formats through Douglas College Library OneSearch (note: these sources will be reprints of original documents):

To find them, start with a KEYWORD search on your topic selecting keyword(s) and combine it with one of the following terms, using the word "AND":

• Correspondence
• Letters
• Personal narratives
• Interviews
• Diaries

EXAMPLE: indigenous AND personal narratives

Try a search in the Douglas College Library OneSearch below.

Image credit:  Thomas Hawk

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