Guidelines for
Authors and
Illustrators
Authors and illustrators should take all steps
necessary to insure that any representation of
cultural content is accurate, contextually
appropriate and explicitly acknowledged.
Authors and illustrators may increase their cultural
responsiveness through the following actions:
a. Make it a practice to insure that all cultural content has
been acquired under informed consent and has been
reviewed for accuracy and appropriateness by
knowledgeable local people representative of the culture
in question.
b. Arrange for copyright authority and royalties to be
retained or shared by the person or community from
which the cultural information originated, and follow
local protocols for its approval and distribution.
c. Insure controlled access for sensitive cultural information
that has not been explicitly authorized for general
distribution.
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