Enhancing Stewardship of Indigenous Peoples’ Data, Information, and Knowledges in Libraries and Archives through Indigenous Data Governance

This article provides foundational definitions connected to Indigenous Peoples’ data in relation to information institutions, specifically libraries and archives. The authors explain the relationship between Indigenous Data Sovereignty (IDSov) and Indigenous Data Governance (IDGov) before moving into a general overview of norms and principles related to enhancing IDSov and implementing IDGov and finishing with the CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance (Collective Benefit, Authority to Control, Responsibility, and Ethics). This article also provides examples of the application and implementation of the CARE Principles in libraries and archives, including Community-Driven Archives, Indigenous Librarianship, Local Contexts Labels and Notices in Libraries, and Language Materials. This article concludes with recommendations for applying the CARE Principles in information institutions. The purpose of the article’s information is to provide foundational article, definitions, resources, and perspectives for information institutions and professionals, specifically librarians and archivists, to support IDSov and apply and use IDGov principles from Indigenous Peoples’ viewpoints. The authors’ intention is to show the importance of this work in communities, not just in information institutions. This article also highlights the importance of Indigenous librarianship when operationalizing IDGov. This article acknowledges the work being done in various information institutions to de-silo information practices and incorporate Indigenous Peoples’ perspectives.