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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander referencing

Ensure you are referencing Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander authors respectfully

Acknowledge Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander information in data sets

How to acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers, information, knowledge and research.

Note: The examples shown are based on the APA 7th style. Remember to follow the format required by your referencing style.

Add the distinct Language Groups or Traditional Country

As a first preference, when referencing Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander researchers, it is important to acknowledge their distinct Language Groups or Traditional Country after their name. AIATSIS explains what these terms mean.
 

Family name, Initials (Traditional Country or Language Group). (Year). Title of dataset (Version - if needed) [Format or type]. Publisher. DOI or web address.

 

Reference list example:

Arabena, K., (Meriam), Harfield, S., (Narungga & Ngarrindjeri), Chamberline, C., (Palawa), Gee, G., (Aboriginal), Campbell, S., (Mandandanji), Clark, Y., (Kokatha & Wirangu), Brown, S., Brennan, S., Menash, F., & Herman, H. (2019). Parenting after a history of childhood maltreatment: A scoping review and map of evidence in the perinatal period [Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213460

Add the terms Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander

 

Family name, Initials (Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander or both). (Year). Title of dataset (Version - if needed) [Format or type]. Publisher. DOI or web address.

 
Reference list example:
 

Nakata, M., (Torres Strait Islander) & Byrne, J. A. (2018). Mapping the Impact of the 1995 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Protocols for Libraries, Archives and Information Services (Version 2) [Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.26193/5WFPYN

Community not recorded

How to acknowledge non-Indigenous researchers who research Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander peoples producing information or knowledge that originates from these communities.
 

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander knowledge, Australia [community not recorded]. Family name, Initials. Non-Indigenous. (Year). Title of dataset (Version - if needed) [Format or type]. Publisher. DOI or web address.

 
Reference list example:
 

Aboriginal information, Australia [community not recorded], Adegbija, O., Hoy, W., & Wang, Z. Non-Indigenous. (2015). Predicting absolute risk of Type 2 Diabetes using age and waist circumference values in an Aboriginal Australian community [Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0123788