Gregory Younging
The first edition of Gregory Younging’s guide defined an era of Indigenous publishing in Canada and internationally, and Greg always intended for Elements to be a living document. For the second edition, I was honoured to be asked to summarize some of the most pressing questions about editing Inuit writing. My essay draws on my experience as an Iñupiaq and settler scholar and editor and on my interviews with two of my colleagues at the Inuit Art Quarterly, Napatsi Folger and Lisa Frenette, to provide nuanced guidance for a general audience. I was also hired to proofread the book, bringing consistency and readability to a complex work with numerous headings, subheadings, and crossreferences.
Please also see my essay “Gathering Knowledges to Inform Best Practices in Indigenous Publishing,” based in part on my graduate research and internship at Theytus Books, both supervised by Greg.
Cited in the Chicago Manual of Style
Indigenous academia’s brightest minds are picking up where Gregory Younging left off. Elements of Indigenous Style remains essential reading for anyone involved in publishing or broadcasting Indigenous stories.
—Tanya Talaga, author, journalist
An already integral book made even more relevant and insightful. This new edition continues to teach us about the work still needed to indigenize publishing and literary practices.
—Billy-Ray Belcourt, author of Coexistence
2nd ed., Brush Education, 2025
Style Manuals; Indigenous Authors; Indigenous Peoples in Literature