Global Indigenous Law Research

Aboriginal and Indigenous Law Research Canada

Resources for Choosing a Topic 

Although you can use any of the resources on this guide to pick a topic, these are some introductory resources that help you to get the lay of the land and see what issues are current. You can come back to this page throughout your research process to get clarity on a particular concept using the encyclopedia and dictionaries, or to run a broad search once you have a clearer idea of your topic.

Conference Websites or Proceedings

Recent or Upcoming Conferences will reflect what scholars and practitioners are focusing on currently.

Google Web Search

News

The links below provide access to a general search in Canadian news sources for (indigenous OR aborigin!) AND (Law OR Legal OR Policy OR Government OR Rights), appearing in the title and sorted by date so you can see the most recent results. You can modify the search to search for these terms in the title by searching within for other key words related to your topic of interest.

Definitions and Brief Explanations: Dictionaries and Encyclopedia

Note: There are three distinct groups of Indigenous peoples in Canada: First Nations, Inuit and Métis

Searching Across Primary & Secondary Sources at Once

You have access to:

Scholarly Journals

You may want to review recent articles published in these journals to see what issues are topical. What have issues have scholars and practitioners been engaged with in recent years?