TY - JOUR
T1 - Indigenous data governance
T2 - Strategies from united states native nations
AU - Carroll, Stephanie Russo
AU - Rodriguez-Lonebear, Desi
AU - Martinez, Andrew
N1 - Funding Information:
This paper began as two policy briefs: Rainie et al. 2017a, Rainie et al. 2017b. The authors gratefully acknowledge the tribal leaders, scholars, and others who particpated in the Indigneous data sovereignty gatherings in the US and at the Research Data Alliance. Also, thank you to the US Indigenous Data Sovereingty Network, the Te Mana Raraunga Maori Data Sovereignty Network, and the Miaim nayri Wingara Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Data Sovereignty Collective. We acknowledge the Indigenous leaders and scholars at the heart of the Indigenous datas sovereingty efforts in the US and internationally. The authors gratefully acknowledge the the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for their financial support. This paper uses Indigenous nation, Native nation, and tribe interchangeably to refer to sovereign, political collectives of Indigenous peoples.
Funding Information:
This paper began as two policy briefs: Rainie et al. 2017a, Rainie et al. 2017b. The authors gratefully acknowledge the tribal leaders, scholars, and others who particpated in the Indigneous data sovereignty gatherings in the US and at the Research Data Alliance. Also, thank you to the US Indigenous Data Sovereingty Network, the Te Mana Raraunga Māori Data Sovereignty Network, and the Miaim nayri Wingara Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Data Sovereignty Collective. We acknowledge the Indigenous leaders and scholars at the heart of the Indigenous datas sovereingty efforts in the US and internationally. The authors gratefully acknowledge the the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for their financial support. This paper uses Indigenous nation, Native nation, and tribe interchangeably to refer to sovereign, political collectives of Indigenous peoples.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 The Author(s).
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Data have become the new global currency, and a powerful force in making decisions and wielding power. As the world engages with open data, big data reuse, and data linkage, what do data-driven futures look like for communities plagued by data inequities? Indigenous data stakeholders and non-Indigenous allies have explored this question over the last three years in a series of meetings through the Research Data Alliance (RDA). Drawing on RDA and other gatherings, and a systematic scan of literature and practice, we consider possible answers to this question in the context of Indigenous peoples vis-á-vis two emerging concepts: Indigenous data sovereignty and Indigenous data governance. Specifically, we focus on the data challenges facing Native nations and the intersection of data, tribal sovereignty, and power. Indigenous data sovereignty is the right of each Native nation to govern the collection, ownership, and application of the tribe’s data. Native nations exercise Indigenous data sovereignty through the interrelated processes of Indigenous data governance and decolonizing data. This paper explores the implications of Indigenous data sovereignty and Indigenous data governance for Native nations and others. We argue for the repositioning of authority over Indigenous data back to Indigenous peoples. At the same time, we recognize that there are significant obstacles to rebuilding effective Indigenous data systems and the process will require resources, time, and partnerships among Native nations, other governments, and data agents.
AB - Data have become the new global currency, and a powerful force in making decisions and wielding power. As the world engages with open data, big data reuse, and data linkage, what do data-driven futures look like for communities plagued by data inequities? Indigenous data stakeholders and non-Indigenous allies have explored this question over the last three years in a series of meetings through the Research Data Alliance (RDA). Drawing on RDA and other gatherings, and a systematic scan of literature and practice, we consider possible answers to this question in the context of Indigenous peoples vis-á-vis two emerging concepts: Indigenous data sovereignty and Indigenous data governance. Specifically, we focus on the data challenges facing Native nations and the intersection of data, tribal sovereignty, and power. Indigenous data sovereignty is the right of each Native nation to govern the collection, ownership, and application of the tribe’s data. Native nations exercise Indigenous data sovereignty through the interrelated processes of Indigenous data governance and decolonizing data. This paper explores the implications of Indigenous data sovereignty and Indigenous data governance for Native nations and others. We argue for the repositioning of authority over Indigenous data back to Indigenous peoples. At the same time, we recognize that there are significant obstacles to rebuilding effective Indigenous data systems and the process will require resources, time, and partnerships among Native nations, other governments, and data agents.
KW - Data sovereignty
KW - Data stewardship
KW - Indigenous data governance
KW - Indigenous data sovereignty
KW - Indigenous sovereignty
KW - Sovereignty
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U2 - 10.5334/dsj-2019-031
DO - 10.5334/dsj-2019-031
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85070969272
VL - 18
JO - Data Science Journal
JF - Data Science Journal
SN - 1683-1470
IS - 1
M1 - 31
ER -