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:
If information is unavailable, please consider the following:
For collaborative works, please consider the following:
Referencing Examples
In-text Citation
Rule = (Author Year) OR Author (Year) OR (Author Year: page/paragraph number)
Barbara Thompson, also known as Giom, live on Muralug Island for 5 years (Hartley and Murray 2020).
OR
Based on investigations by Hartley and Murray (2020), Barbara Thompson, also known as Giom live with Kaurareg Islanders for 5 years.
OR
Barbara/Giom ‘… spent five years, from 1844 to 1849, living with the Kaurareg Islanders and the Aboriginal people of Far North Queensland on Muralug Island’ (Hartley and Murray 2020:35).
Reference List
Book
Rule = Author AA (Year) Title, Nation or Country, Language Group, Place of Nation or Country, Publisher, Location.
Hartley D and Murray K (2020) Strangers on country, Barunggam, Darling Downs/Chinchilla (Hartley), National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT.
eBook
Rule = Author AA (Year) Title, Nation or Country, Language Group, Place of Nation or Country, accessed Day Month Year, URL.
Langton M (2023) The welcome to country handbook: a guide to Indigenous Australia, Yiman/Bidjara, Queensland, accessed 15 January 2025, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/tafeqld/detail.action?docID=30620011.
Web page
Rule = Author AA (Year) Title, Nation or Country, Language Group, Place of Nation or Country, accessed Day Month Year, URL.
Kullilli Bulloo River Aboriginal Corporation (2024) Kullilli country, Kullilli, South West Queensland, accessed 15 August 2024, https://www.kullilli.com.au/kullilli-country/.
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) OR Creator (Year)
The artwork Possum Dreaming (Tjapaltjarri 1983) is full of elements to represent the journey of the possum.
OR
The works of Tjapaltjarri (1983), particularly in Possum Dreaming, are symbolic representations of the journey taken by the possum.
Reference List
Material Accessed Online
Rule = Creator (Year) Title [description of work], Nation or Country, Language Group, Place of Nation or Country, Publisher/Host Gallery, accessed Day Month Year, URL.
Tjapaltjarri CP (1983) Possum dreaming [painting], Alherramp, Anmatyerr, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Art Gallery of Western Australia, accessed 15 August 2024, https://collection.artgallery.wa.gov.au/objects/13052/possum-dreaming.
Material Viewed In-Person
Rule = Creator (Year) Title [description of work], Nation or Country, Language Group, Place of Nation or Country, Museum/Gallery/Site, Place.
Anning MB (2019) Bida nalan gugal (bark dish design firemaker) [sculpture], Yidinyji, Far North Queensland, Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, Queensland.
Material Viewed In-Person in Original Setting
Rule = Creator (Year) Title [description of work], Nation or Country, Language Group, Place of Nation or Country, Site, Place.
Unrecorded (n.d.) Wandjinas [rock painting], Mowanjum, Kimberley Region, Western Australia, Mount Elizabeth Station, Western Australia.