Please see the information and source links provided in our UWA Indigenous Information Sources Library Guide to gain a better understanding of the importance of citation and referencing practices.

In recognition of the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities the Indigenous Country or Language group affiliation should be added to your references wherever possible. 

• The Indigenous Knowledge Attribution Tookit (IKAT) provides guidance, based on the adaptation of the APA7th Referencing Style. 

Some of the core principles and guidelines set out in IKAT: 

Indigenous Authors or Co-Authors:

• Indigenous authored or co-authored publications of any format should include the details of the Nation/Country/Language Group of the authors if that information is provided within the source being cited. 

Indigenous contributors of knowledge:

• Where an Indigenous person or group are not the authors of a publication but are quoted within the article or noted as the source of the indigenous knowledge contained in the publication then the Nation/Country/Language Group should be cited. 

Nation/Country/Language Group in both In-text and End-text reference list: 

• This identification of the Nation/Country/Language Group should be provided both as an In-text reference and in the corresponding End-text reference. 

Locating the Nation/Country/Language Group:

• The guidance in IKAT is that the Nation/Country/Language Group should only be added if it can be found within the source being cited, and to avoid assuming a person’s affiliation if not stated clearly. 

Here are some tips for locating this information: 

• Author or editor nation, country or language group affiliations may be in a contributor section of a journal article or book rather than in the individual article or chapter. 
• Within online resources – such as Instagram, Twitter or or website –the nation, country or language group affiliations may be found in the contributor or bio section or for a YouTube Video in a description areas or within the video content itself. 
• Specialist authoritative catalogues such as AusLit's “BlackWords” collection may provide reliable sources of information on a person’s Nation/Country/Language Group

Example

Please refer to IKAT for an extensive list of example references. pages 13-21

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