You need to know the name and history of the Indigenous peoples in your geographic area. These resources will help.
The same search tips for books apply to articles. You will need to try various terms ranging from the Indigenous peoples names of your community, specific place names (city, county, township), and terms like claims, land tenure, treaty rights.
Find books using Omni. For help using Omni go to the Omni Guide.
You can get books from other libraries via Interlibrary Loan (RACER). You can search the RACER database and request material directly from other libraries.
You can also search the WorldCat database of library holdings from across North America.
You may find 'primary sources' like stories of early explorers, missionaries, settlers, etc. that interacted with the Indigenous peoples of your community useful.
Canadiana.org identifies, catalogue, and digitizes documentary heritage—books, newspapers, periodicals, images and nationally-significant archival materials—in specialized searchable databases:
Early Canadiana Online is a full-text collection of published documentary material, including monographs, government documents, and specialized or mass-market periodicals from the 16th to 20th centuries. Law, literature, religion, education, women’s history and aboriginal history are particular areas of strength. This resource combines content from the CIHM microfilm series with full-colour scans of rare, primary-source titles.
Heritage draws from the rich corpus of archival microfilm held by Library and Archives Canada, with a focus on fonds from the individuals and organizations that have shaped Canada's history. Politics, arts and literature, labour, military, aboriginal history, social justice and women's history are particular areas of strength.
Full text access to news, business, and legal resources.