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How to cite Kūpuna and Indigenous Knowledge Keepers

Unlike most other personal communications, Kūpuna and Indigenous Knowledge Keepers are cited in-text and in the reference list. The in-text citation should follow the same guidelines noted for a paraphrase or direct quote:

Format:

Name of Kūpuna/Knowledge Keeper.

Example:

     Delores Cardinal described the nature of the....

     OR

     The nature of the place was... (Cardinal).

How to reference Kūpuna and Indigenous Knowledge Keepers

Format:

Last name, First name., Nation/Community. Treaty Territory if applicable. City/Community they live in if applicable. Topic/subject of communication if applicable. Date Month Year.

Example:

Cardinal, Delores., Goodfish Lake Cree Nation. Treaty 6. Lives in Edmonton. Oral teaching. 4 April 2004.

When Do I Need to Cite?

Quoting (copying word for word) incorrectly:

• No credit given to the author
• No quotation marks
• Not in Works Cited

Paraphrasing incorrectly:

• No credit given to the author
• Not in Works Cited
• Substituting with synonyms
• Mixing up parts of the sentence

Citing is acknowledging other people’s ideas & words.

MLA Examples/Handouts:

• Sample paper
• Good annotations | Poor annotations
• MLA Core Elements
• They Say/I Say templates 
• Works Cited exercise: NOAA, National Geo, Star-Bulletin, YouTube 

MLA Websites:

• Purdue OWL: In-Text Citations & Works Cited

Citation Generators for websites:

• https://www.scribbr.com/citation/generator/mla/
• https://www.citationmachine.net/mla/cite-a-website

Fun videos & games: Plagiarism quiz

Start with:

• Name of photographer/artist (omit if not available).
• Title of image.
• Date of image,
• Where the image is located
• URL

congerdesign. "Lime Citrus Fruit Angry Green." 9 Mar. 2017, Pixabay, pixabay.com/photos/lime-citrus-fruit-angry-green-2133091

In-text parenthetical citations: (congerdesign).