Writing & speaking respectfully
Choosing words and terminology
- Appropriate words & terminologyUse this guide to talk or write respectfully about First Nations topics.
Source: Narragunnawali - a guide to using respectful and inclusive language and terminology, retrieved from https://www.narragunnawali.org.au/about/terminology-guide
Style manuals
- Style manual : Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island peoples
Australian government style manual - Indigenous Referencing Guidance for Indigenous Knowledges
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The Indigenous Referencing Guidance as created for undergraduate students. In order to support Higher Degree Research (HDR) students and research staff to consider informed consent and building attribution into the entire research cycle, including the ethics process, further work need to be developed.
Elements of Indigenous Style by ISBN: 9781550597196Publication Date: 2018This book provides guidelines to help writers, editors, and publishers produce material that reflects Indigenous people in an appropriate and respectful manner. Gregory Younging, (Opaskwayak Cree Nation, Northern Manitoba), has been the managing editor of Theytus Books, the first Aboriginal-owned publishing house in Canada, for over 13 years. Elements of Indigenous Style evolved from the Theytus house style guide developed to ensure content was consistent and respectful.
Referencing
- APA 7th - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ResourcesPrepared by TAFE Queensland Library Network
- Acknowledging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' knowledgePrepared by University of Queensland Library
- Harvard - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ResourcesPrepared by TAFE Queensland Library network
- Indigenous perspectives & practices : referencing indigenous materialsUniversity of Technology Sydney provides this guide for APA and Harvard styles
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge