Contact Information

Reference Librarian

Location:

14th Fl. of Les Terrasses de la Chaudiére

10 Wellington Street

Hull, Quebec

Mailing Address:

Department Library

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada

Ottawa, Ontario

K1A 0H4
reference@inac.gc.ca
http://www.inac.gc.ca/pr/lib/index_e.html
Phone:   (819) 997-0811
Fax:   (819) 953-5491

Subjects

Aboriginal Peoples of Canada, History, Culture, Land Claims, Self-Government, Legal Issues; Arctic Regions, Environment, Economic Development

Description

The focus of the Library's collection is Canada's Aboriginal Peoples and the Canadian North. Collection highlights include: an excellent collection of Canadian Aboriginal and northern magazines, including many that are no longer published; a microfilm copy of the department's historic files (Records Group or RG10 files) on Indian Affairs; a large number of Canadian government documents; and approximately 2,000 rare books. The Departmental Library is an excellent source of information on the department's history and the evolution of its relations with Canada's Aboriginal Peoples and the Canadian North. The Departmental Library, in partnership with various First Nations groups and cultural centres, lists holdings for the Manitoba Indian Cultural Education Centre, the National Aboriginal Forestry Association, the Dene Nation / Denendeh National Office, the Nunavut Planing Commission, and the Coqualeetza Cultural Education Centre in it's database.

Languages

English, French, and some Inuktitut, Ojibwa, Mohawk, Micmac, Kwakiutl. Holdings include dictionaries and grammars for various other native languages

Holdings

Monographs	40,000
Rare books	2,000
Serials	1,100
Audio recordings	n/a
Videorecordings	111
Microfilm and Microfiche	n/a

Access

Catalogued by the VTLS library system. LC subject headings and classifications are used
On-line catalog available by October 1998 on the Indian and Northern Affairs Departmental website at http://www.inac.gc.ca
Reference service available
Open to the public
Mon. to Fri. 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Interlibrary loans available
Photocopying available