APA Reference Guide: Indigenous / Traditional Knowledge

 When citing Traditional Knowledge, stop and think:

• Is the information accurate and appropriate?
• Is the information something you are allowed to share?
• Is the Community or Language group acknowledged?
  • If so, you can also acknowledge them in your text.
  • If not, you can acknowledge in your text that this is Indigenous Knowledge with unknown origin.
     

  For Non-Recorded Sources (such as personal communication or interview), see Personal Communication
 

 For Recorded Sources - If the information being referenced has been recorded, it should be referenced according to the APA style for that source (e.g. book, article). However, acknowledge the author as an elder, where applicable, and  Community or Language group (if known) further in your in-text citation. See examples below.