Governance of Indigenous data in open earth systems science

Lydia Jennings; Katherine Jones; Riley Taitingfong; Andrew Martinez; Dominique David-Chavez; Rosanna ʻAnolani Alegado; Adrien Tofighi-Niaki; Julie Maldonado; Bill Thomas; Dennis Dye; Jeff Weber; Katie V. Spellman; Scott Ketchum; Ruth Duerr; Noor Johnson; Jennifer Balch; Stephanie Russo Carroll

doi:10.1038/s41467-024-53480-2

Governance of Indigenous data in open earth systems science

Lydia Jennings, Katherine Jones, Riley Taitingfong, Andrew Martinez, Dominique David-Chavez, Rosanna ʻAnolani Alegado, Adrien Tofighi-Niaki, Julie Maldonado, Bill Thomas, Dennis Dye, Jeff Weber, Katie V. Spellman, Scott Ketchum, Ruth Duerr, Noor Johnson, Jennifer Balch, Stephanie Russo Carroll

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In the age of big data and open science, what processes are needed to follow open science protocols while upholding Indigenous Peoples’ rights? The Earth Data Relations Working Group (EDRWG), convened to address this question and envision a research landscape that acknowledges the legacy of extractive practices and embraces new norms across Earth science institutions and open science research. Using the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) as an example, the EDRWG recommends actions, applicable across all phases of the data lifecycle, that recognize the sovereign rights of Indigenous Peoples and support better research across all Earth Sciences.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	572
Journal	Nature communications
Volume	16
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-53480-2
State	Published - Dec 2025

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General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Physics and Astronomy

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Jennings, L., Jones, K., Taitingfong, R., Martinez, A., David-Chavez, D., Alegado, R. A., Tofighi-Niaki, A., Maldonado, J., Thomas, B., Dye, D., Weber, J., Spellman, K. V., Ketchum, S., Duerr, R., Johnson, N., Balch, J., & Carroll, S. R. (2025). Governance of Indigenous data in open earth systems science. Nature communications, 16(1), Article 572. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-53480-2

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