Library Guides: Indigenous Knowledges Research: Advice on Citation

Advice on citation

There are a number of approaches to citation and acknowledgement practices when working with Indigenous knowledges. The resources listed below will give you an idea of the breadth of practices, and some places to start. When working closely with Indigenous knowledge holders, you should always recognise the expertise provided by those knowledge holders including by listing them as co-researchers or co-authors in applications and publications.

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) Aboriginal Studies Press Style Guide for Authors and Editors
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association: The official guide to APA style (7th ed., pp.142-145, 260-261). See especially:
- 5.7 - Racial and ethnic identity
- 8.9 - Personal communication
American Psychological Association: APA Style Blog
Style manual: The standard for Australian government writing and editing. Commonwealth of Australia.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- Cultural and linguistic diversity
The Lowitja Institute Style Guide
Younging, G. (2018). Elements of Indigenous style: A guide for writing by and about Indigenous Peoples. Brush Education.

Australia

University of Technology Sydney: Indigenous Values, Knowledges & Practices: Referencing Indigenous Materials
Garwood-Houng, A., & Blackburn, F. (2014). The ATSILIRN Protocols: a twenty-first century guide to appropriate library services for and about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The Australian Library Journal, 63(1), 4–15.
Thorpe, K. , & Joseph, M. (2014). Digital engagement and the ATSILIRN protocols : Indigenous Australian experiences and expertise guiding the use of social media in Libraries Introduction.

Canada

University of Toronto: Indigenous Studies: Citing Elders and Knowledge Keepers
The University of British Columbia: Indigenous Librarianship:Citing
Ryerson University: Norquest College Library Citing Indigenous knowledge

Acknowledgment

NHMRC, 2019, Authorship - A guide supporting the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research
Bennett, B. (2020). What to bring when you are told not to bring a thing: The need for protocols in acknowledging Indigenous knowledges and participants in Australian research. Journal of Sociology, 1440783319876988.
Guidelines for Ethical Research in Australian Indigenous Studies (AIATSIS)
The GERAIS comprise 14 principles grouped under the following six categories:
- Rights, respect and recognition
- Negotiation, consultation, agreement and mutual understanding
- Participation, collaboration and partnership
- Benefits, outcomes and giving back
- Managing research: use, storage and access
- Reporting and compliance.

Authorship

Kwaymullina, A., Kwaymullina, B., & Butterly, L. (2013, January 1). Living Texts. International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies.
Van Cleave, J., & Bridges-Rhoads, S. (2013). “As Cited In” Writing Partnerships: The (Im)possibility of Authorship in Postmodern Research. Qualitative Inquiry, 19(9), 674–685.