Nunavut Law Program Research Guide: Find Images
University of Saskatchewan Photography Resources
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Usask on FlickrFree to use if we credit Usask. Attribution required (but is not always done in banners where there is no place for attribution, and that seems to be okay so far). See the album of Top USask Photos for examples of high quality images.
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iPortal - Indigenous Studies Portal
Online full text resources for indigenous studies in all the disciplines, including articles, books, book reviews, websites, archival materials, and theses and dissertations. -
University of Saskatchewan ArchivesGreat bank of historical archives, see their special collection exhibits for targeted searching and contact Archives directly for permission to use the images.
Library and Archives Canada
George Hunter, Inuit Woman and Children. Buildings in the Background Were Formerly Used by the Hudson's Bay Company as a Whale-oil Plant, 1946, Library and Archives Canada
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Image SearchEnables you to search for digital images of archival material in the Library and Archives Canada's holdings.
Search Tips:
- Enter one or more keywords into the Any Keywords field.
- Use quotation marks around keywords if you want to search for a phrase
- You can search for specific communities - ex. enter pangnirtung as a keyword (not case sensitive)
- A thumbnail is displayed for each search result. Click on thumbnail to enlarge it
- More image search tips
Databases and Collections
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Aboriginal Research ResourcesFrom the University Library at the University of Saskatchewan
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Our Legacy DatabaseThis database contains "material relating to First Nations, Metis, and Inuit peoples, found in Saskatchewan cultural and heritage collections". To search for photographs specifically, click on Archives, then Format, then Photographs.
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British Columbia Archives/ Royal BC Museum Visual Records175,000 historical photographs, paintings, drawings and prints depicting a wide range of subjects relating to British Columbia's history and culture.
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Early Images of CanadaImages from Library and Archives Canada's Rare Book Collection; many were taken from exploration or missionary narratives published prior to 1800.
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Center
The Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre houses the Government of the Northwest Territories’ museum and archives:
Library at the Scott Polar Research Institute
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SPRI Picture Library catalogueFrom the SPRI website: "One of the world's most comprehensive collections of historical photographs of the Polar Regions. It also holds a growing collection of modern photographs taken by scientists and researchers working in the field"
Arctic Institute of North America
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Photography Collection at AINA
From the AINA website: "Collection consists of over 4000 photographs dating from the late 1800s through the 1900s. Consisting mostly of black and white prints, but also some negatives and slides, the bulk of the collection dates to the first half of the 20th century...Much of the content includes an emphasis on Inuit cultural life and various scientific themes such as geology, glaciology, archaeology, and oil and gas exploration."