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Elements of Indigenous style : a guide for writing by and about Indigenous Peoples / Gregory Younging ; lead editor, Warren Cariou ; contributing editors, Deanna Reder, Lorena Sekwan Fontaine, and Jordan Abel.
"The groundbreaking Indigenous style guide every writer needs. The first published guide to common questions and issues of Indigenous style and process for those who work in words and other media is back in an updated new edition. This trusted resource offers crucial guidance to anyone who works in words or other media on how to work accurately, collaboratively, and ethically on projects involving Indigenous Peoples. Editor Warren Cariou (Métis) and contributing editors Jordan Abel (Nisga'a), Lorena Fontaine (Cree-Anishinaabe), and Deanna Reder (Cree-Métis) continue the conversation started by the late Gregory Younging in his foundational first edition. This second conversation reflects changes in the publishing industry, Indigenous-led best practices, and society at large, including new chapters on author-editor relationships, identity and community affiliation, Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer identities, sensitivity reading, emerging issues in the digital world, and more. This guide features: Twenty-two succinct style principles; Advice on culturally appropriate publishing practices, including how to collaborate with Indigenous Peoples, when and how to seek the advice of Elders, and how to respect Indigenous Oral Traditions and Traditional Knowledge; Terminology to use and to avoid; Advice on specific editing issues, such as biased language, capitalization, citation, accurately representing Indigenous languages, and quoting from historical sources and archives; Examples of projects that illustrate best practices."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781550599459 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: xxvi, 230 pages ; 19 cm
- Edition: Second edition.
- Publisher: Edmonton, AB : Brush Education Inc., [2025]
- Copyright: ©2025
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The first conversation / Gregory Younging -- Introduction -- Why an Indigenous style guide? -- A history of the portrayal of Indigenous peoples in literature -- Contemporary Indigenous cultural realities -- The cultural rights of Indigenous Peoples -- Culturally appropriate publishing practices for Indigenous authors and content -- Terminology -- Specific editorial issues -- The second conversation / Warren Cariou, Deanna Redder, Lorena Sekwan Fontaine, and Jordan Abel -- Editorial relationships -- Understanding identity and community affiliation -- Two-Spirit, trans, and Indigiqueer contexts -- Practices to support Indigenous linguistic and cultural sovereignty -- Emerging issues in the digital environment -- Appendix A. Example stories : models of collaboration and Indigenization in publishing -- Appendix B. Guiding principles of the Indigenous Editors Association -- Appendix C. Names of Indigenous Peoples -- Appendix D. Gnaritas nullus (no one's knowledge) : the essence of Traditional Knowledge and its colonization through Western legal regimes / by Gregory Younging. |
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| Subject: | Authorship > Style manuals. Indigenous authors > Canada. Indigenous peoples in literature. Métis in literature. Ethnology > Authorship > Style manuals. |
| Genre: | Style manuals. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | 808.02 Young 2025 | 31681010411015 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
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The groundbreaking Indigenous style guide every writer needs
A new editorial team continues the paradigm-shifting conversation started by the late Gregory Younging in his foundational Elements of Indigenous Style. Trusted by writers, editors, publishers, researchers, scholars, journalists, and communications professionals around the world, the second edition of Elements continues to offer crucial guidance to everyone who works with words on how to accurately, collaboratively, and ethically participate in projects involving Indigenous Peoples.
This second conversation updates and annotates Younging’s twenty-two succinct style principles and recommendations to reflect up-to-date, Indigenous-led best practices. The new edition also includes:
- Advice on culturally appropriate writing and publishing practices, and guidance on specific editorial issues such as spelling and terminology.
- Five new chapters covering author–editor relationships, identity and community affiliation, Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer identities, Indigenous citation practices, sensitivity reading, the representation of Indigenous languages and oral narratives in print, emerging issues in the digital world, and more.
- Examples of projects and institutions that demonstrate best practices.
- An expanded table of contents and full index for easy navigation.
