Primary sources are original materials or documents. In Indigenous studies, they could refer to a direct, first-hand account of an event; usually something that was created at the time of an event, or shortly thereafter. Examples include:
A secondary source would be something that interprets, analyzes, or comments on a primary source. Examples include:
In WorldCat Discovery try combining your topic keywords with one of these terms:
biography
autobiography
"first person"
interview
perspective
diary OR diaries
autoethnography
narrative
photography
For example: "residential schools" AND diary
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