Subject Guides: First Nations and Aboriginal Peoples: Databases and Indexes

Indexes and Databases

Listed below are the names of databases associated with field of First Nations / Native American Studies. Each of the databases listed below are hyperlinked to the resource title in the catalogue to provide you with easy access, as well as a brief description of the resource and its uses. Look up which search terms to use when searching for research relating to First Nations / Native American Studies.

Academic search complete This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Complete is a large multidisciplinary resource that includes the full text for most of the publications in its index.
ILL: allowed for non-commercial libraries only
Anthropology plus This link opens in a new window
Anthropology Plus provides extensive worldwide indexing of journal articles, reports, commentaries, edited works and obituaries in the fields of social, cultural, physical, biological and linguistic anthropology, ethnology, archaeology, folklore, material culture and interdisciplinary studies from the late 19th century to today.
Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples in North America This link opens in a new window
Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples in North America is an index of publications from the sixteenth century to present relating to all aspects of native North American culture, history, and life. This resource covers a wide range of topics including archaeology, multicultural relations, gaming, governance, legend, and literacy.
Anthropological index online This link opens in a new window
The Anthropological Index Online is based on the journal holdings of The Anthropology Library at the British Museum (Museum of Mankind), which receives periodicals in all branches of anthropology from academic institutions and publishers around the world.
eHRAF world cultures This link opens in a new window
The eHRAF World Cultures is a full-text, fully-indexed cultural database. It focuses mainly on pre-industrial cultures from around the world, and on North American immigrant groups.
Native health database This link opens in a new window
The Native Health Database focuses on the health and health care of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Canadian First Nations. It includes citations and abstracts of health-related articles, surveys, reports, and other resource documents.
America : history and life This link opens in a new window
America : History and Life covers the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. For literature pertaining to world history excluding the United States and Canada, use Historical Abstracts.