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Discovery passages by Subject Terms
Search for a book or video BY an Author
Search in the AUTHOR box, lastname firstname
e.g. Taylor Drew Hayden
See the Indigenous Authors tab for lists of individual authors.
Search for book or video ABOUT an Author
Search in the SUBJECT box, lastname firstname
e.g. Highway Tomson
See the Indigenous Authors tab for lists of individual authors.
Search within Collections of Poems or Stories
To find a short story or essay within a book that is a collection of stories or poems, use the WORD OR PHRASE search and enter the author's name in normal order e.g. George Amabile
Other Searches
Search for Theytus Books (use the Word or Phrase box) They are an Indigenous owned and operated publisher.
For Non Fiction works go to the IST: Indigenous Studies Library Guide
Many people of Indigenous heritage find the word "Indian" offensive when it is used to as a label for the many diverse Indigenous nations in North America. Not all people of Indigenous heritage share this opinion, some indigenous people in Canada and the USA still use the term to describe themselves, other people or their nation, and also publish works with 'Indian' in the title.
Camosun Library, like all libraries worldwide, uses a common cataloging system. Most people learn the Dewey Decimal system to use the Public Library. The subject headings in the cataloging and discovery systems that Camosun uses are based on the Library of Congress Cataloging system.
The Library of Congress Cataloging was developed the United States in the 1890's to 1910's. This means that many of the terms and subject headings reflect outdated cultural norms and prejudices. Most colleges and universities in North America use this system.
In order for Indigenous authors and First Nations content to be "findable" universally used "tags / subject headings" must be in place.
For decades Librarians and Cataloguers worldwide have been updating, modernizing, and fighting to improve the subject terms used in these imperfect but globally shared cataloging systems. This is why the term 'Indian' persists in most Libraries. It is one example of many outdated and offensive words that are still used in library systems.
In the places we can control Camosun Library has moved away from the use of this term and use more accurate nation or person specific names.
Camosun Library is working to balance avoiding harm to those offended by the subject terms and the need for discoverability in a large globally used system.
