Essential reading for writers and researchers-- Elements of Indigenous Style

Younging, G. (2018) Elements of Indigenous style: a guide for writing by and about Indigenous Peoples. Edmonton, Alberta: Brush Education.

Book cover for Elements of Indiegous Style by Gregory YoungingThis style guide is the first of its kind in Canada and should be considered essential reading for any scholars who are communicating by and about Indigenous Peoples. Dr. Gregory Younging's Guide is concise and well-structured, guiding readers and learners through a historical overview of the misrepresentation and exclusion of First Nations, Metis and Inuit people from literary discourse, while also celebrating the continued growth and evolution of this vast and essential body of literature.

This guide also contains examples of common errors and assumptions and how to avoid them when writing about Indigenous peoples; case studies of research teams working in collaboration; problematic and preferred terminology; and suggestions for editorial guidelines. This title is published by Brush Education Inc, located in amiskwaciwâskahikan, Edmonton, within Treaty 6 territory and Métis Nation of Alberta Region 4, and on the traditional and ancestral territories of the Nêhiyawak, Denesuliné, Nakota Sioux, Saulteaux, and Niitsítapi Peoples.

 

Readers can access this title online or in print copy from the University of Waterloo Library.