Theses often provide unique research findings, analyses, and comprehensive bibliographies, in addition to modeling particular types of methodology. Check the bibliographies and footnotes of theses and dissertations to gather resources for your own work.
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North American Theses
- cIRcle: UBC's Institutional RepositoryFull text UBC theses and dissertations (- present). A project is underway to digitize older UBC theses. Currently, theses and dissertations from 1974 to 1987, and 1992 to 2006, are available. Search for subjects using keywords: Aboriginal, Indigenous, First Nations.
- ProQuest Dissertations and ThesesPredominantly doctoral dissertations from North American universities (1997 to 2007). There is some international coverage and pre-1997 titles. Search terms: First Nations, Aboriginal, indigenous, Native American.
- Theses Canada Portal (Library and Archives Canada)Approximately 310,000 theses and dissertations from Library and Archives Canada (1965 to present). Full text available for about 90,000. Search terms: First Nations, Aboriginal, Indigenous, Native American.
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cIRcle is the University of British Columbia's open access digital repository for research and teaching materials created by the UBC community and its partners. It showcases and preserves UBC’s unique intellectual output by making content freely available to anyone, anywhere via the web.
cIRcle increases your scholarly profile by providing free, permanent access to your work. You can find thousands of UBC Theses and Dissertations in cIRcle as well as exemplary undergraduate and graduate student work. To add your work to cIRcle, you will need to get approval from your professor, instructor or supervisor.
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