Indigenous Knowledge Systems Labs in Algoma University, Canada, and Deakin University, Australia, offer this bundle of general cultural protocols for engaging with the regulatory mechanisms of Indigenous Peoples when working with traditional knowledge and practice.
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This open-source document should be shared widely and local Indigenous groups should be encouraged to adapt it to suit their specific bio-cultural contexts and purposes. It may be repurposed as a ritual agreement between parties.
It contains broad guidelines for outsider behaviour during all stages and contingencies of a cooperative relationship between local and non-local groups, encompassing a wide range of situations, from collaboration and connection to conflict and separation.
