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Referencing: Indigenous resources

Referencing Indigenous Knowledge

Wominjeka, womindjika, gulpa gaka. Under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Indigenous people of all countries have the right to maintain, control, use and attribute their knowledge. This guide for referencing Indigenous Knowledge draws upon the ‘Indigenous Reference Guidance for Indigenous Knowledges’ developed by the Indigenous Archives Collective, funded by CAVAL and supported by CACIK.  This page is designed to help you select resources and reference Indigenous Knowledge with respect to Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP).  

Referencing Indigenous Resources

Think about the resource you’ve selected and make your way through these questions:

Decision tree

Please note that if you’re referencing an intangible cultural resource, like a story shared orally, you still need to make sure you have permission (free, prior and informed consent) from the source community.

Image: Indigenous Archives Collective, et al. (2023). Indigenous Referencing Guidance for Indigenous Knowledge. CC-BY-NC-SA 

This image shows how to reference a book in APA7 with respect to the author/s affiliated Nation, Country or Language group.  Do not assume affiliation of this person/s if you do not have that information clearly and reliably stated.     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image: Indigenous Archives Collective, et al. (2023). Indigenous Referencing Guidance for Indigenous Knowledge. CC-BY-NC-SA 

Helpful websites

CAVAL toolkit

This page was created with the help of this toolkit. See more examples in APA 7 at this link.  

What is and isn’t ICIP

The National Library of Australia has put together a guide to distinguish between what is and isn’t ICIP. 

Oral traditions in APA 7  

This is a helpful resource when referencing an intangible oral source.  

Book highlights

Page reference

Indigenous Archives Collective; Faulkhead, S; Thorpe, K; Sentance, N; Booker, L; & R Barrowcliffe. (2023) Indigenous Referencing Guidance for Indigenous Knowledges. Indigenous Archives Collective and the UTS Jumbunna Institute of Indigenous Education and Research.