Elements of Indigenous Style: A Guide for Writing by and about Indigenous Peoples
Elements of Indigenous Style: A Guide for Writing by and about Indigenous Peoples
Elements of Indigenous Style: A Guide for Writing by and about Indigenous Peoples
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Description
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Elements of Indigenous Style offers Indigenous writers and editors--and everyone creating works about Indigenous Peoples--the first published guide to common questions and issues of style and process. Everyone working in words or other media needs to read this important new reference, and to keep it nearby while they're working.
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, and quoting from historical sources and archives.
- Case studies of projects that illustrate best practices.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
As a good style guide should, Elements of Indigenous Style provides answers for common and uncommon questions editors, publishers, and writer might have. - The Editing Company Blog
These [Indigenous style] principles are clear and useful for writers, editors and publishers, as well as enlightening for readers. - The Editors' Weekly, official blog of Canada's national editorial association
This guide respects and affirms the Indigenous Right to cultural expression, property, and distribution, and it aims to strengthen future publishing practices of writing by and about Indigenous Peoples. - The Capilano Review
[A] strong foundation for those beginning to learn about Indigenous writing as well as a valuable go-to resource for those working regularly in Indigenous topics. - Canadian Literature
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Brush Education
Pub date:
2018-02-15
Length:
168 pages
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