Hoffman, Nadine2020-02-052020-02-052019-12-22Hoffman, N. (2020). Controlled vocabulary and indigenous terminology in Canadian Arctic Legal Research. In S. Acadia & M. T. Fjellestad (Eds.), Library and Information Studies for Arctic Social Sciences and Humanities (pp. 110-132). New York: Routledge. 10.4324/9780429504778-4http://hdl.handle.net/1880/111623Accepted manuscript for Hoffman, N. (2020). Controlled vocabulary and indigenous terminology in Canadian Arctic Legal Research. In S. Acadia & M. T. Fjellestad (Eds.), Library and Information Studies for Arctic Social Sciences and Humanities (pp. 110-132). New York: Routledge. 10.4324/9780429504778-4 An earlier version of this chapter was presented at the 9th International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences (ICASS-IX), 8-12 June 2017, Umeå, Sweden. The presentation has been archived in the University of Calgary repository at: https://prism.ucalgary.ca/handle/1880/52147.Cataloguers apply subject headings at the time they catalogue an item. As such, newer, contemporary terms used now to describe Indigenous Peoples and cultures differ from older, historical terminology of the past. This chapter analyses appropriate contemporary and historical controlled vocabulary including Canadian Subject Headings (CSH) and indexes for case law from 1892, as well as the legal literature indexes used in Canadian legal research. Changes in library subject headings and legal index taxonomy reflect changes in social norms, database practices, legal definitions, and various jurisdictions of Indigenous Peoples, including those located in Arctic Canada. Vernacular changes for subject headings were faster to shift for the collective term describing Indigenous Peoples in Arctic Canada, Inuit who were originally called Eskimo, when compared with other Aboriginal populations, notably First Nations, originally called Indian, and Métis. Contemporary researchers of Inuit Peoples and culture are encouraged to adapt search strategies that reflect both historical and contemporary terminology to effectively retrieve relevant database results across time even when outdated search terms must be used.engUnless otherwise indicated, this material is protected by copyright and has been made available with authorization from the copyright owner. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.Subject HeadingsControlled VocabularyDatabase SearchingLaw LibrariesIndigenous PeoplesAboriginal PeoplesArctic CanadaInformation RetrievalLegal ResearchCataloguingbook part10.11575/PRISM/37560