Indigenous data governance

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Data governance in the context of Indigenous data involves supporting the data interests, gaps and priorities of Indigenous peoples, in order to enable Indigenous self-determination. [1] Generally, data governance refers to who has ownership, control and access over the use of data. [1] Indigenous data governance requires the data to surround Indigenous peoples and its purpose to reflect Indigenous needs and priorities, rather than omitting Indigenous peoples in the production of Indigenous data. [2]

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Overview

Indigenous data governance is key in enabling Indigenous self-determinism and rebuilding strong Indigenous nations.[ editorializing ] Oftentimes, Indigenous peoples do not have access to relevant Indigenous data. Currently[ when? ] in Canada, much information on Indigenous peoples are considered government data that fall under Crown copyright, limiting access to relevant data such as archeological sites that are of significance to Indigenous nations. [3] Thus, Indigenous data that lacks strong data governance often misrepresent Indigenous peoples, help inform policies that have discriminatory impacts on Indigenous peoples, and uphold colonial practices. [2]

Definition of Indigenous data

Indigenous data can include knowledge and information on census, health and other administrative data about Indigenous peoples, information on the environment, non-humans and resources, and information on cultural heritage such as oral histories, clan knowledge and cultural sites. [4] Indigenous data be produced by Indigenous people, governments, other institutions, and corporations. [4] In terms of rebuilding Indigenous nations, Indigenous data can be useful for tribal governments when making decisions about their resources and communities. [5]

Indigenous data sovereignty

Companies and states often have the power in deciding what kind of data is produced and for what purposes. [6] Data sovereignty in the context of Indigenous data is about ensuring that Indigenous people have a say in the data that is produced about them, how this data is shared and the purpose behind sharing the data. [6] Data sovereignty holds significance for Indigenous peoples, as marginalized groups of people, because it allows them to protect their land, cultural heritage and knowledge. [6]

Indigenous data sovereignty has received formal recognition from the United Nations through the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). [7] UNDRIP was formed by the United Nations in 2007. [4] UNDRIP provides a universal framework of human rights standards that should be met in relation to Indigenous peoples, in addition to existing human rights standards. [8]

CARE principles

An early framework that addressed the lack of Indigenous peoples authority in the production of Indigenous data was the First Nations principles of OCAP. [9] More recently, The CARE principles of Indigenous data governance have been created by the Global Indigenous Data Alliance (GIDA 2019) as a framework for open data initiatives in incorporating Indigenous data sovereignty. [7] The CARE principles are an extension of the FAIR principles of open data, which focus on increasing data sharing and data accessibility devoid of historical context and power dynamics. [10] In contrast to the FAIR principles of open data, the CARE principles are people and purpose oriented rather than data oriented, and are rooted in Indigenous world views. [7] [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 Kukutai, T. and Taylor, J. (eds), Indigenous Data Sovereignty: Towards An Agenda. Australian National University Press, Canberra, p. 154
  2. 1 2 Kitchin, Rob (2022). The data revolution : a critical analysis of big data, open data & data infrastructures (2nd ed.). Los Angeles, CA. p. 92. ISBN   978-1-5297-3375-4. OCLC   1285687714.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. Gupta, Neha; Blair, Sue; Nicholas, Ramona (2020-02-20). "What We See, What We Don't See: Data Governance, Archaeological Spatial Databases and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in an Age of Big Data". Journal of Field Archaeology. 45 (sup1): S39 –S50. doi: 10.1080/00934690.2020.1713969 . ISSN   0093-4690. S2CID   213024460.
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  5. Carroll, Stephanie Russo; Rodriguez-Lonebear, Desi; Martinez, Andrew (2019-07-08). "Indigenous Data Governance: Strategies from United States Native Nations". Data Science Journal. 18 (1): 31. doi: 10.5334/dsj-2019-031 . ISSN   1683-1470. PMC   8580324 . PMID   34764990.
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  8. "United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples". United Nations For Indigenous Peoples. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  9. Walter, Maggie; Suina, Michele (2019-05-04). "Indigenous data, indigenous methodologies and indigenous data sovereignty" . International Journal of Social Research Methodology. 22 (3): 233–243. doi:10.1080/13645579.2018.1531228. ISSN   1364-5579. S2CID   149962887.
  10. 1 2 "CARE Principles of Indigenous Data Governance — Global Indigenous Data Alliance". 2021-08-27. Archived from the original on 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2022-12-07.