Indigenous Studies: Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Encyclopedias

The Canadian Encyclopedia
Multimedia encyclopedia of Canadian history available in English and French. It is home to more than 40,000 articles, 6,000 interactive maps, graphs, photographs and animations. Includes the Encyclopedia of Music in Canada.

Encyclopaedia Britannica Online: Academic Edition
Reference work including content from several resources: Encyclopaedia Britannica and Britannica Concise Encyclopedia articles as well as media, web sites, videos, magazines, and journals. Also includes dictionary, thesaurus, and notable quotations from Merriam-Webster's Dictionary & Thesaurus.
Access Note: Mobile app with limited access available for iOS.
Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Saskatchewan for educational, research, and non-commercial personal use. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content is not permitted by Canadian and international copyright law.

Encyclopedia of the Great Plains Indians
A reference work edited by David J. Wishart (2007) covering "the peoples, places, processes, and events that have shaped lives of the Indians of the Great Plains from the beginnings of human habitation to the present."
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It includes "not only yesterday’s wars, treaties, and traditions but also today’s tribal colleges, casinos, and legal battles. In addition to entries on familiar names from the past like Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, new entries on contemporary figures such as American Indian Movement spiritual leader Leonard Crow Dog and activists Russell Means and Leonard Peltier are included in the volume. Influential writer Vine Deloria Sr., Crow medicine woman Pretty Shield, Nakota blues-rock band Indigenous, and the Nebraska Indians baseball team are also among the entries in this comprehensive account."
Native Peoples of the World
An Encyclopedia covering "the world’s Indigenous peoples, their societies and cultures, the countries in which they reside, and the issues that affect their ways of life. It also highlights the complex relationships between Native groups and the natural environments in which they live."
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It includes historical and contemporary information on nearly 400 specific groups (organized by region), 80 nations, and 50 contemporary issues and institutions. The regions include: Africa, Central and South America, East Asia and Oceania, Europe, North America, and South Asia and Middle East. Sidebars highlight notable individuals, events, sites, and ideas. It also includes "essential primary documents, recommended further readings, a Master Bibliography, a selection of Web links, and a colorful collection of images enhance the coverage." The primary documents are: Indigenous and Tribal Populations Convention (1957), Declaration of Indigenous Peoples of the World (1992), and United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007).

Dictionaries & Gazetteer

Columbia Gazetteer of the World
A comprehensive gazetteer or encyclopedia of over 170,000 geographical places in the world and features, including names, descriptions, and characteristics.
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Dictionary of Canadian Biography
1000 to 1930. Biographies of people who played an important role in the formation of what is now Canada, and died between the years 1000 and 1930.

Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
An etymological dictionary of the English language. Entries include present-day and historical meanings, demostrated through quotations. Also includes a historical thesaurus.
Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Saskatchewan, and walk-in users, for educational, research, and non-commercial personal use. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content is not permitted by Canadian and international copyright law.