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First Nations Periodicals

There are many First Nations periodicals available in Canada, too numerous to be listed here. The following titles, many of which are available at the National Library, are a representative sample.

Aboriginal voices. - Vol. 1, no. 4 (October 1994) - . - Toronto : Aboriginal Voices, 1994- . - vol. - Quarterly. - Continues The Runner

Alberta sweetgrass. - Vol. 1, no. 1 (December 1993 - . - Edmonton : Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta, 1991- . - vol. - Monthly. - Access: www.ammsa.com/sweetgrass/

Anishinabek news. - Vol. 3, no. 1 (March 1990) - . - [North Bay, Ont. : Union of Ontario Indians, 1990]- . - vol. - Monthly. - Continues Anishinabek

The drum. - Vol. 1, no. 1 (December 1998) - . - Scanterbury, Man. : Taiga Communications, 1998- . - vol. - Monthly

The Eastern door. - Vol. 1, no. 1 (January 31, 1992) - . - [Kahnawake, Quebec] : K. Deer, 1992- . - vol. - Biweekly. - Access: www.easterndoor.com

First perspective. - Vol. 1, no. 1 (Feb. 28, 1992) - . - Scanterbury, Man. : Blue Sky Graphics, 1992- . - vol. - Irregular. - Access: www.firstperspective.ca/index.html

Healing words. - Aboriginal Healing Foundation. - Vol. 1, No. 1 (Fall 1998) - . - Ottawa : The Foundation, 1988- . - vol. - Quarterly. - Also published in French, under the title: Le premier pas. - Access: www.ahf.ca/publications/newsletters

Kahtou : the voice of B.C. First Nations. - Vol. 2, no. 11 (July 15, 1993) - . - Sechelt, B.C. : K'watamus Publications, 1993- . - vol. - Twice monthly. - Continues Kahtou News. - Access: www.kahtou.com

Micmac Maliseet nation news. - Vol. 2, no. 1 (January 1991) - . - Truro, N.S. : Confederacy of Mainland Micmacs, 1991- . - vol. - Monthly. - Continues Micmac nation news

The nation. - Vol. 1, no. 1 (Dec. 1, 1993) - . - Montreal : Beesum Communications, 1993- . - vol. - Fortnightly

Nunatsiaq news. - Vol. 1, No. 1 (Feb. 9, 1973) - . - Iqaluit, N.W.T. : [Nortext], 1973- . - vol. - Irregular. - Text in English and Inuktitut. - Access: www.nunatsiaq.com

Raven’s eye. - Vol. 1, no. 1 (May 1997) - . - Edmonton : Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta, 1997- . - vol. - Monthly. - Access: www.ammsa.com/raven/

Saskatchewan sage. - Vol. 1, no. 1 (October 1996) - . - Edmonton : Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta, 1996- . - vol. - Monthly. - Access: www.ammsa.com/sage/

Tusaayaksat. - Vol. 1, no. 1 (October 1983) - . - Inuvik, N.W.T. : Inuvialuit Communications Society, [1983]- . - vol. - Bimonthly. - Published bilingually, in English and Inuvialuktun. - Also available, through a mailing list, from: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tusaayaksat/

Windspeaker. - Vol. 4, no. 1 (Mar. 14, 1986) - . - [Edmonton : Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta, 1986]- . - vol. - Weekly. - Continues AMMSA. - Access: www.ammsa.com/windspeaker/index.htm