Innovative Practices

Indigenous Knowledges in an Open Access Context

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Abstract

This article presents a case study of the processes involved and questions raised in the creation of a locally situated Indigenous university writing guide. This article discusses how the teaching of university writing might be Indigenized and what the implications might be for instructors and learners and for publishers of writing and pedagogy guides who wish to make their work accessible in open education environments. The Indigenous writing guide raises questions regarding the sharing of Indigenous knowledges (IK) within the open access and digital domain. Our main argument and practice throughout is that guidance and care are needed in navigating the nuanced and layered ethics for working with, citing, and sharing IK in open educational resources, in academia, and beyond. This article shares some of those considerations we encountered and attempts to initiate further discussion of these issues within academic writing and open education publishing contexts.

Keywords: Indigenous Writing, Indigenous Knowledges and Writing Style, Open Education

How to Cite:

Charnley, K., Stouck, J. & Comeau, E., (2026) “Indigenous Knowledges in an Open Access Context”, Journal of Open Educational Resources in Higher Education 4(1), 73–98. doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/joerhe.24654