First Nations - Maps

(Updated: 11-May-10, Checked: 21-April-10)

NOTE: This website is under construction.
Beginning in May-June 2011, the Xwi7xwa Library wesbite will migrate to a new platform. The resource links currently available on this page will be edited, updated, and transferred to the Research Guides section of the UBC Library Website.

British Columbia British Columbia Cultural Areas Map (British Columbia Ministry of Education: Aboriginal Education)
2001 Aboriginal Distribution in the GVRD (Greater Vancouver Regional District 2001 Census Map) [pdf]
Northwest Coast Tribal Areas (University of Washington Libraries) Smithsonian Handbook
Regional Districts of British Columbia: 2001 Boundaries (BC STATS) This map set includes Regional District boundaries and Indian Reserves
British Columbia Reserve Translations BC STATS' translation of Statistics Canada Reserves into British Columbia Administrative Regions.
Maps and Surveys (From the book 'Stolen Lands, Broken Promises') Provides information on various types of maps and map-related resources available in locations throughout BC. [pdf]

Canada

Aboriginal Mapping Network
First Nations Map of North America (Canadian Museum of Civilization)
Indian Reserves - Western Canada (Library and Archives Canada)

Historical Maps

Aboriginal Peoples circa 1630 (Natural Resources Canada)
Aboriginal Peoples circa 1740 (Natural Resources Canada)
Aboriginal Peoples circa 1823 (Natural Resources Canada)

Language Maps

British Columbia
First Peoples' Language Map of B.C. (The First Peoples’ Heritage, Language and Culture Council)
Languages Spoken In The Gulf of Georgia Area (Brian Thom's Coast Salish Home Page)
British Columbia Language Map (University of British Columbia's Museum of Anthropology)
British Columbia First Nations Language Map (Ministry of Education, British Columbia)
Haida Language Families Map (Canadian Museum of Civilization)
Salishan Language Family Map (Canadian Museum of Civilization)
Museum of Civilization: Language Families: First Nations

Canada
Ethnologue Maps of Canada (SIL International)

Other
Arctic Athabaskan Maps (Arctic Athabaskan Council) Includes map of Athabaskan Applicant Communities and language map of dialects
Ethnologue Maps of the USA (SIL International)

Population Maps

2001 Statistics Canada Census
Inuit Identity Population [pdf]
Métis Identity Population [pdf]
North American Indian [pdf]
Total Aboriginal Population Identity [pdf]

1996 Natural Resources Canada
Aboriginal Population Map
Inuit Population Map
Métis Population
North American Indian Population Map
Percentage of Aboriginal Population by Census Division Map

Treaty Maps Canadian First Nations Treaty Map Index

Mapping

Aboriginal Mapping Network Traditional use and traditional ecological knowledge, resource links and contacts
Maps: GIS Windows on Native Lands, Current Places and History
Native Geography (ESRI Conservation Program) Includes articles about First Nations' use of GIS

Last modified: Mar 25, 11

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First Nations - Maps