First Nations and Indigenous Art

This research guide provides resources, including print books and ebooks, article databases, images, streaming media, and digital resources, on topics related to First Nations and Indigenous art and visual and material culture.

Focus is centred on art and artists from across Turtle Island -- a name for the continent of North America that comes from numerous Indigenous oral histories -- and beyond, with particular attention to art and artists of the Pacific Northwest / Northwest Coast.

Start by exploring resources in:

• the general Art History & Visual Art guide
• the Quick Links section of this guide

Then, expand your search by:

• using the tailored resource lists in each section of the menu on the left-hand side of this guide
• viewing the list of additional art guides in the Related Guides section at the bottom of this page (on focused topics in art, critical and curatorial studies, and visual literacy)

A few key resources are listed below. For a more expansive list of art-specific and related multidisciplinary databases, see the:

• Databases and Images sections of the First Nations & Indigenous Art Research Guide
• Databases section of the Canadian Art Research Guide
• Databases section of the Art History & Visual Art Research Guide.

UBC Library 

Select UBC Departments

Indigenous Information Resources

UBC Galleries & Museums