EBSCO launches Indigenous Studies Source database
EBSCO Information Services has launched a new research database designed to support global scholarship on indigenous heritage, cultures and contemporary issues.
The new resource, Indigenous Studies Source, provides full-text access to curated content focused on the world’s largest indigenous populations, bringing together journals, books and primary materials covering Indigenous communities across multiple regions.
The database includes 138 full-text journals and magazines, alongside seminal books, tribal newspapers and reports relating to the fifty largest indigenous groups across North America, Asia, South America, Africa, Europe and Oceania.
Content in the collection spans a wide range of topics, including cultural preservation, ethnohistory and indigenous knowledge systems, as well as the experiences of indigenous women. The resource also addresses issues such as land tenure, language revitalisation, legal status, postcolonialism, reconciliation, repatriation of cultural property, sovereignty and tribal government.
According to EBSCO, the database was developed with input from indigenous colleges and academic programmes to ensure that the collection reflects both scholarly priorities and community perspectives. The resource aims to support research into the heritage, enduring contributions and contemporary realities of Indigenous peoples with deep historical connections to their ancestral lands.
The platform is accessible through a visual browsing interface that allows users to explore content by topic and includes a subject-specific thesaurus featuring more than 6,200 terms.
EBSCO Information Services Senior Vice President Research Databases Dave Mangione said: “Indigenous scholarship is global, interdisciplinary and deeply rooted in community knowledge. Indigenous Studies Source brings these perspectives together in one comprehensive collection, enabling researchers to explore connections across regions, cultures and disciplines.”