"Indigenizing curriculum and research can start with reading and citing Indigenous voices. When the same authors and titles are cited in papers it reinforces an echo chamber, and who is deemed to have authority. It’s important to critically examine where you are getting your information, and whose voices aren’t included. This can be a challenging practice, because how can you tell if an author is Indigenous?
It is also important to define what is meant by Indigenous scholar and scholarly output. Indigenous scholarly output may often be found in peer reviewed journals, however there are concerns about bias within the peer review system. Within Indigenous communities, Indigenous scholars/researchers/knowledge keepers/Elders do not have to be credentialed by or affiliated with the academy in order to be regarded as citable experts, though many are. It may be beneficial to your work to look beyond academic publishing to find Indigenous perspectives and/or knowledge on your topic. "
(Edwards, n.d)
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Edwards, A. (n.d.). Finding Indigenous voices: Approaches for discovering Indigenous scholars and authors. SFU library. Retrieved February 15, 2022, from https://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/academic-integrity/indigenous-initiatives/icrc/indigenous-voices
Multiply marginalized & underrepresented scholars: MMU scholarship. Retrieved June 21, 2022, from https://libguides.usu.edu/mmuscholars/mmuscholarship
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