Welcome! Are you working on your final exam, project, paper, thesis or dissertation? Perhaps you're looking beyond that final project toward publishing your work? This stage is for you! We invite you to think about how you're going to share your voice at this stage of your learning, and "have faith that your voice is unique and only you can share it. The loon’s experience determined its voice; so too will your academic voice draw on your personal, professional, and academic experiences" (Alphonse et al., n.d., Sharing Your Voice section).
Confused? This guide is part 4 of a 4-stage Library and Writing Centre Orientation. Go back to the beginning.
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Reference
Alphonse, S., Charles, N., & Bell, T. (n.d.). Four feathers writing guide. Royal Roads University. https://libguides.royalroads.ca/fourfeathers
When developing the Library and Writing Centre orientation, we were guided by the Traditional Knowledge shared in the Four Feathers Writing Guide (Alphonse et al., n.d.) – in particular, the four Traditional stages of learning shared by Cowichan and T'Sou-ke Nations Elder Shirley Alphonse and SC’IÁNEW̱ Elder Nadine Charles.
We acknowledge with gratitude the Traditional Knowledge shared by Elders and Knowledge Keepers in the Four Feathers Writing Guide, as well as the permissions we were given to share the Traditional Knowledge. We additionally sought and obtained permission to weave the Traditional stages of learning shared in the Four Feathers Writing Guide into the structure of this orientation. The ownership of the Traditional Knowledge remains in perpetuity with the appropriate Nation(s); accordingly, the information should not be re-used without explicit permission from the Nation(s).
The Royal Roads campus is located on the traditional Lands of the Lekwungen-speaking peoples, the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations.
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We're intentionally trying to move away from dominant Western approaches in this orientation, and we're striving to embody the First Peoples Principles of Learning in that effort. Click on the poster if you would like to access a PDF version of the resource. For a plain text version, please visit First Peoples Principles of Learning. The First Nations Education Steering Committee is the copyright holder of this image. The image is shared here with permission; the image should not be duplicated elsewhere without specific permission from the First Nations Education Steering Committee.
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References
Alphonse, S., Charles, N., & Bell, T. (n.d.). Four feathers writing guide. Royal Roads University. https://libguides.royalroads.ca/fourfeathers
First Nations Steering Committee. (n.d.). First Peoples principles of learning. http://www.fnesc.ca/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/PUB-LFP-POSTER-Principles-of-Learning-First-Peoples-poster-11x17.pdf
How can the Library and Writing Centre help you as you're finishing a major project?
Learn more about how we can support you while you're working on your final project.
What do you need to know about working with an editor?
Learn more about working with an academic editor.
Do you want to publish your work?
Learn more about scholarly publishing.
Where can you find your thesis/dissertation? What can you access as an alumni?
Learn more about VIURRSpace and your access to the Library's print materials as an alumni.
