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Featured Maps

Coming home : to indigenous place names in Canada by Margaret Wickens Pearce
Call Number: G 3401 E6 0 2017 Scott Maps

Publication Date: 2017

The map depicts Indigenous place names across Canada, shared by permission of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities and people. The names express territorial rights and describe the shapes, sounds, and stories of sovereign lands. The names mark the locations of the gathering places, the communities, the places of danger and beauty, and the places where treaties were signed. The names are ancient and recent, both in and outside of time, and they express and assert the Indigenous presence across the Canadian landscape in Indigenous languages. The map does not depict all of the Indigenous place names of Canada, nor are all Indigenous Nations and communities represented. Beyond the map's names are thousands upon thousands more, an ever growing and expanding atlas of intimate, geographical knowledge and experience. The intention of the map is to create respect for Indigenous homelands and sovereignties, and a feeling for and understanding of the place names.
First Nations and treaties = Premières nations et traités by Ontario Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs
Call Number: G 3501 E1 2450 2017 Scott Maps

Publication Date: 2017

Ontario is covered by 46 treaties and other agreements, such as land purchases by the Crown. These agreements were signed between 1781 and 1930. This map shows the boundaries of the treaties in Ontario, as well as the First Nation Reserves and Settlements in Ontario.

Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada by The Royal Canadian Geographical Society/Canadian Geographic
Call Number: E 78 C2 I63 2018 Scott Maps

The Royal Canadian Geographical Society, in partnership with national Indigenous organizations in Canada, has created a groundbreaking four-volume atlas that shares the experiences, perspectives, and histories of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. It's an ambitious and unprecedented project inspired by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action. Exploring themes of language, demographics, economy, environment and culture, with in-depth coverage of treaties and residential schools, these are stories of Indigenous Peoples in Canada, told in detailed maps and rich narratives. This extraordinary project offers Canada a step on the path toward understanding. The volumes contain more than 48 pages of reference maps, content from more than 50 Indigenous writers; hundreds of historical and contemporary photographs and a glossary of Indigenous terms, timelines, map of Indigenous languages, and frequently asked questions. All packaged together in a beautifully designed protective slipcase.
Atlas of the North American Indian by Carl Waldman
Call Number: G 1106 E1 W3 2009 Scott Maps

Publication Date: 2009
Gaia Atlas of First Peoples by Julian Burger
Call Number: GN 380 B85 1990 Scott Maps

Publication Date: 1990
A Stó:lō Coast Salish historical atlas by Keith Thor Carlson (Editor)
Call Number: G 1172 F7 E1 S8 2001 Scott Maps Oversize

Publication Date: 2001

This ground-breaking historical atlas presents a superbly researched comprehensive overview of the physical and social history of the traditional territory of the Sto: lo Nation.

Here are some outstanding Research Guides from other institutions specific to maps and geospatial data.

Aboriginal Maps and Mapping (University of British Columbia)
This research guide provides direction for finding maps and mapping resources created from Indigenous perspectives as well as other maps relevant to research on Aboriginal topics. Topics include: maps of Canada and British Columbia, language maps, population maps, treaty maps, and residential school maps and Indigenous mapping projects.
Geographic Information System Resources for Indigenous Studies (Carleton University)
A list of geospatial (GIS data) and online maps for research in Indigenous Studies.
GIS and Indigenous Studies
A list of resources from University of Saskatchewan.
Canada By Treaty: Alliances, Title Transfers and Land Claims - Maps and GIS (University of Toronto)
List of treaty and land claim maps specific to Toronto and Canada.