Elements of Indigenous style : a guide for writing by and about Indigenous Peoples / by Gregory Younging ; edited by Warren Cariou ; contributing editors Deanna Reder, Lorena Sekwan Fontaine, and Jordan Abel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Younging, Gregory, author.

Contributor:

Cariou, Warren, 1966- editor.

Reder, Deanna, 1963- editor.

Fontaine, Lorena Sekwan, editor.

Abel, Jordan, 1985- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authorship--Style manuals.

Authorship.

Ethnology--Authorship--Style manuals.

Ethnology.

Indigenous authors--Canada.

Indigenous authors.

Indigenous peoples in literature.

Genre:

style manuals.

Style manuals.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 230 pages ; 19 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Edmonton, Alberta : Brush Education Inc., 2025.

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

The first conversation. 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 / Gregory Younging

The second conversation. 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 / Warren Cariou, Deanna Reder, Lorena Sekwan Fontaine, Jordan Abel.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-210) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Younging, Gregory. Elements of Indigenous style.

ISBN:

9781550599459

1550599453

OCLC:

1451711568

Publisher Number:

90101380510