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References: Writing About and Citing Indigenous Knowledges

References

Camosun College. (2025). Indigenizing Citations at Camosun. Camosun College Library. https://camosun.libguides.com/indigenizing_citations/style 

Curve Lake First Nation. (2025). History. https://curvelakefirstnation.ca/history/

Haudenosaunee Confederacy. (n.d.). Clan System. https://www.haudenosauneeconfederacy.com/clan-system/

Lee, C. (2017, May 31). What’s in a name? Names with titles in them. APA Style Blog. https://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2017/05/whats-in-a-name-names-with-titles-in-them.html#:~:text=Typically%20APA%20Style%20reference%20list,in%2Dtext%20citation%20to%20Smith.

MacLeod, L. (2021). More than personal communication: Templates for citing Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers. KULA: Knowledge Creation, Dissemination, and Preservation Studies 5(1). https://doi.org/10.18357/kula.135

Norquest College. (2025). Indigenous Information Literacy: Citation Guide. Norquest College Library. https://libguides.norquest.ca/c.php?g=314831&p=5188823

Office of Indigenous Initiatives. (2025). Terminology Guide. Queen’s University. https://www.queensu.ca/indigenous/ways-knowing/terminology-guide

Shwanda, A. (2023). Nda-nwendaaganag (All My Relations): A relational approach to citation practices. Turtle Island Journal of Indigenous Health,1(3), 11 – 24. https://doi.org/10.33137/tijih.v1i3.38567

TheAlbertaLibraryTAL. (2020). More Than Personal Communication Citation templates for Elders and Knowledge Keepers [Video].  YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGZZGtaPbK8 

Trent Teaching Commons. (2025). Communicating positively: A guide on terminology. Trent University. https://www.trentu.ca/teaching/communicating-positively-guide-terminology

Trent University. (n.d.) Indigenous Protocol Guidebook. 2nd edition. Trent University First Peoples House of Learning. https://staging.trentu.ca/fphl/sites/trentu.ca.fphl/files/documents/TrentU%20-%20INDG%20Protocol%20Guidebook%20-%202024%20-%202nd%20Edition%20FA%20Digital%20%281%29.pdf

Younging, G. (2025). Elements of Indigenous Style: A Guide for Writing by and About Indigenous Peoples (2nd ed.). Brush Education. 




 

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