Indigenous Studies – Subject Terminology for Searching the Classic Catalog

Subject searching provides a major approach in research gathering for any given topic or subject.  The College of New Caledonia Learning Commons endeavours to utilize inclusive subject headings in its bibliographic records relating to Indigenous peoples.  Library of Congress Subject Headings as well as Canadian Subject Headings form the basis for subject analysis of resources listed in the Classic Catalogue at CNC.

Generally, the Library of Congress subject heading of “Indians of North America” has been modified to “Indigenous peoples – [Geographic subdivision]”, e.g. Indigenous peoples – Canada; Indigenous peoples – British Columbia.

Library of Congress subject headings of “Indian …. — [Geographic subdivision]” have been replaced with “Indigenous ….”, e.g. Indigenous women -- Canada; Indigenous artists – Alberta.

Personal Name or Corporate subject headings remain unchanged in catalogue records.  The reason for this is that these are the headings on the official historical publishing record as authors/organizations/publishers, and researchers may need to use such headings in their searches, e.g.:

• Canada.  Dept. of Indian Affairs (a Canadian government department)
• British Columbia. Indian Advisory Committee (a BC government committee)
• Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians--Economic conditions (corporate subject)
• Canada. Indian Act (Official Act as a corporate subject)
• Grassy Narrows Indian Reservation (Ont.) (a First Nations reserve)

Some subject headings may not fit the above patterns, may not be obvious, there may be spelling variations, or other terms may be referred to (See and See Also references).  The following lists examples of See and See Also terminology usage in the CNC Classic Catalogue:

Athapaskan Indians, SEE Athapascan peoples

Bear Lake Indians, SEE Bearlake peoples

Bella Coola Indians, SEE Nuxalk peoples

Bellabella Indians, SEE Heiltsuk peoples

Bellacoola Indians, SEE Nuxalk peoples

Black Carib Indians, SEE Garifuna (Caribbean people)

Chimmesyan Indians, SEE Nisga’a OR Tsimshian

Chippewa Indians, SEE Ojibwa

Civilization – Indigenous influence,s SEE ALSO EXAMPLE UNDER GEOG. SUBDIV., eg.

• Mexico – Civilization – Indigenous influences

Huron Indians,, SEE Wyandot

Ihalmiut, SEE Ahiarmiut

Indian cosmology, SEE Cosmology – North America

Indian philosophy, SEE Indigenous peoples – Philosophy OR Ethnophilosophy

Indian reservations, SEE First Nations reserves

Indians – Fur trade – History SEE

• Fur trade – Canada – History
• Indigenous peoples – Commerce – History
• Iroquois [or any other peoples] – Commerce – History

Indians of North America – Tribal government, SEE Indigenous peoples – Politics and government

Ingalik Indians, SEE Deg Hit’an

Kaingangue Indians, SEE Kaingang peoples

Kascapee Indians, SEE Naskapi

Kitksan Indians, SEE Gitxsan

Kitsan Indians, SEE Gitxsan

Kutchin Indians, SEE Gwich’in peoples

Menominee Indians, SEE ALSO Algonquian peoples

Natsitkutchin Indians, SEE Neets’aii Gwich’in

Off-reserve Indians, SEE Off-reserve Indigenous peoples

Ojibway Indians, SEE Ojibwa

Okinagan Indians, SEE Okanagan peoples

Pacaa Nova Indians, SEE Pacaasnovos peoples

Paleo-Indigenous peoples, SEE ALSO Prehistoric peoples

Salish Indians OR Salishan Indians, SEE Salish OR Salishan peoples

Secwepemc Indians, SEE Shuswap peoples

Slave Indians, SEE Slavey peoples

Stalo Indians, SEE Stó꞉lō

Takulli Indians, SEE Carrier peoples

Takulli language, SEE Carrier language

Tanai Indians, SEE Dena’ina peoples

Teton Indians, SEE Lakota

Thlingchadinne Indians, SEE Dogrib

Thlingchadinne mythology, SEE Dogrib mythology

Tsilkotin Indians, SEE Chilcotin peoples

Urubu Kapoor Indians, SEE Urubu Kaapor peoples

Yanoama Indians, SEE Yanomamo peoples

Yuma Indians, SEE ALSO Yuman peoples