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Citing and referencing Indigenous knowledges

Indigenous knowledges cited by Indigenous author

Indigenous authors can publish material that contains Indigenous knowledge from another Nation, Country or Language groups.
Give attribution for the people/person or Nation, Country or Language groups who are quoted within the material or are noted as the source of the Indigenous knowledges contained within the material, in both the in-text and reference list.


Anatomy of an APA reference

Below is an APA reference for a journal article. The reference contains different parts arranged in a set order. Knowing the names of these will help you track down articles for your research. It will also help you reference correctly.

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Activity overview

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Reference

Paton (Gunai) in Jones, J. (Wiradjuri; Kamilaroi). (2014). Lighting the fire: Cultural renaissance in the south-east. Artlink, 34(2), 35-38.

Parts of the reference

Surname

Paton

Nation/Country/Language Group

Gunai

Author(s) surname

Jones, J.

Nation/Country/Language Group

Wiradjuri; Kamilaroi

Year

2014

Title of the article

Lighting the fire: Cultural renaissance in the south-east

Journal title

Artlink

Volume and Issue

3(2)

Page numbers

35-38


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