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Culture & History

  • Indigenous Ancestry

    First Nations, Inuit, and Métis are collectively referred to as Indigenous people. Discovering their distinctive cultures, languages, art, and music can be a rewarding pursuit for the family historian.

  • Indigenous Cinema at the NFB

    Discover the NFB’s rich online collection of Indigenous-made films.

  • Indigenous Communities & Current Affairs

    The Vancouver Public Library has many resources about contemporary Indigenous peoples in British Columbia and Canada. Pages about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Residential Schools and Land Claims provide more resources on these topics and can be found on the menu on the left.

  • Indigenous Peoples in Canada

    This guide is intended to help you find information on First Nations, Métis people, and Inuit and issues in BC and Canada.

  • Indigenous Ways of Knowing & Being

    This page will help you find information on Indigenous ways of knowing and being in Canada, focusing on aspects of survival, social life and culture, such as food, shelter, clothing, games, transportation, religion, and legends.

  • Indo-Canadian History

    This page will help you find material in Vancouver Public Library on the history of Indo-Canadians in Canada.

  • Interlibrary Loans

    Obtain microfilms, books or photocopies from other libraries and archives through the Vancouver Public Library Interlibrary Loan department.

  • Internment and Redress

    This page will help you find information in the Vancouver Public Library on the internment of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War, as well the struggle to obtain redress for this human rights violation.

  • Japanese Canadian History

    This section will help you find information in the Vancouver Public Library on Japanese Canadian history.

  • Jet Magazine Archive: 1951-2014

    Covers art, news, politics and other social topics with an African-American focus.