Indigenous Data Sovereignty

Explore our work on Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Indigenous Data Governance, along with a wide range of resources.

Frameworks and guides

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Principles of Māori data sovereignty

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Māori data governance model

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Indigenous Digital Sovereignty Stack

Key readings

Guidelines for the Governance of Indigenous Data in Scholarly Publishing

Guidelines for the Governance of Indigenous Data in Scholarly Publishing

This guide helps researchers and publishers apply the CARE Principles to ensure Indigenous data is shared and used in ways that respect Indigenous rights, knowledge, and governance.

Guidance for Indigenous Collections and Indigenous Data

Guidance for Indigenous Collections and Indigenous Data

Creative Commons (CC) supports open access to knowledge and heritage while respecting Indigenous rights, consent, and cultural values. It recognises that some heritage should not be openly shared and should be guided by community governance.

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IEEE Recommended Practice for the Provenance of Indigenous Peoples Data

Sets out common standards for recording and disclosing the origins of Indigenous Peoples' data, supporting Indigenous governance, decision-making and participation in how that data is used.

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Indigenous Data Sovereignty: Toward an agenda

The first book to explore data sovereignty from an Indigenous perspective.

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Indigenous Peoples Breathing Data Back

Dr. Stephanie Russo Carroll posits a way to bring “databack” into relationship with our messy, 3D, colonized world at TEDxUArizona.

Data Sovereignty: Hei Tīmata | Getting Started

Explore some of the ways that researchers can engage ethically and responsibly with Māori data.

Networks and Organisations

Te Mana Raraunga

Te Mana Raraunga advocate for Māori rights and interests in data to be protected as the world moves into an increasingly open data environment.

Te Kāhui Raraunga

Te Kāhui Raraungam (TKR) Charitable Trust is an independent body established in 2019 to lead the action required to realise the advocacy of the Data Iwi Leaders Group (Data ILG).

Global Indigenous Data Alliance (GIDA)

The Global Indigenous Data Alliance (GIDA) is a network of Indigenous researchers, data practitioners, and policy activists advocating for Indigenous Data Sovereignty within their nation-states and at an international level.

Whāki Webinar Series

The Whāki Webinar Series allows speakers to share with communities their insights into the issues of Māori data sovereignty, Māori data governance, and Māori data science.