Referencing (TAFE)

• Acknowledgement of Country
• Cultural Advice
• Referencing advice
• Resources
• Artwork & materials

TAFE Queensland acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and respect the continuing connection to land, waters, cultures and family that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples uphold.

We pay respect to Elders past, present and future. We recognise that teaching and learning has taken place on Country for over 60,000 years and two-way learning is an important part of our reconciliation journey.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware this page may contain names of people who have since passed away.

The term Indigenous Australian is used in this page and refers to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.

When referencing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander authors and/or communities always include the following:

• the Nation or Country and/or language group of the author or community
• where the Country is located

If information is unavailable, please consider the following:

• if the author is not known use Unrecorded in place of the author
• if the work is untitled use Untitled in place of the title

For collaborative works, please consider the following:

• if the work is a collaboration between Indigenous Australian and non-Indigenous authors, write the name of the Indigenous creator after their Country/Language information.
• if there are multiple Indigenous Australian authors from different places, write the name of the author after their Country/Language information.

In text citation

Rule: (Author Year)

(Nganampa Health Council 1991)

Rule: (Author Year;page of paragraph number)

(Nganampa Health Council 1991:21)

Reference list

Book:

Rule: Author AA (Year) Title, Nation or Country, Language group, Place of Nation or Country, Publisher, Location.

Nganampa Health Council (1991) Anangu way, Anangu Pitjantjatjara, South Australia, Nganampa Health Council, Alice Springs, NT.

eBook:

Rule: Author AA (Year) Title, Nation or Country, Language group, Place of Nation or Country, accessed Day Month Year, http://xxxx.

Behrendt L (2012) Indigenous Australia for dummies, Eualeyai, Kamillaroi, North-Western New South Wales, accessed 28 March 2019, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/tafeqld/reader.action?docID=871510.
 

Web page:

Rule: Author AA (Year) Title, Nation or Country, Language group, Place of Nation or Country, accessed Day Month Year, http://xxxx.

Yugambeh Museum (2019) Language resources, Yugambeh, South East Queensland, accessed 28 March 2019, https://www.yugambeh.com/language-resources.

Note: If the work has been photographed and you know the name of the photographer, list the photographer before the publisher.

In text citation

Rule: (Creator Year)

(Gabori 2005)

Reference list

Accessed online:

Rule: Creator C (Year) Title [description of work], Nation or Country, Language group, Place of Nation or Country, Publisher, accessed Day Month Year, URL.

Gabori, M (2005) My country [painting], Kaiadilt, Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Queensland Art Gallery, accessed 19 March 2019, http://collection.qagoma.qld.gov.au/qag/imu.php request=display&port=45001&id=82ae&flag=ecatalogue&offset=111&count=default&view=details.

Accessed in-person:

Rule: Creator C (Year) Title [description of work], Nation or Country, Language group, Place of Nation or Country, type of work, Museum/Gallery/Site, Place.

Carmichael S (2017) Deranji Dabayil (rocky place, healing waters): baskets of culture 2017 [commercial raffia and ghost net strands], Ngugi people of Quandamooka, Minjerribah, North Stradbroke Island, Queensland Gallery of Art, Brisbane, QLD.

Accessed in-person in the original setting:

Rule: Creator C (Year) Title [description of work], Nation or Country, Language group, Place of Nation or Country, type of work, Site, Place.

Unrecorded (1860) Solid white female figure [rock painting], Maung language group, Wellington Range, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Djulirri, Western Arnhem Land, NT.