Figure 1
Reclaiming Indigenous Data Sovereignty Through Indigenous Data Governance and Decolonizing Data.
Figure 2
Data and Governance: The Interdependence of Nation Rebuilding and Data Rebuilding.
Table 1
Means of Advancing Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Governance via Responsible Actors.
| Tribal Rightsholders |
|---|
| Develop tribe-specific data governance principles |
| Develop tribe-specific data governance policies and procedures |
| Generate resources for Indigenous data governance by tribes |
| Stakeholders |
| Acknowledge Indigenous data sovereignty as a global objective |
| Build an Indigenous data sovereignty framework that specifies the relationships among data processes such as collection, storage, and analysis. |
| Create intertribal institutions dedicated to data leadership and building data infrastructure and support for tribes |
| Develop mechanisms to facilitate effective Indigenous data governance |
| Establish data governance mechanisms that non-tribal governments, organizations, corporations, and researchers can use to support Indigenous data sovereignty |
| Explore the complexities of individual and collective rights in relation to Indigenous data sovereignty |
| Explore the relationships among ethics, law, data governance in relation to Indigenous data sovereignty |
| Grow financial investment in Indigenous data infrastructure and capability |
| Identify common principles of Indigenous data governance |
| Incorporate Indigenous data sovereignty rights into all rightsholders’ and stakeholders’ data policies |
| Promote adoption and implementation of common principles of Indigenous data governance by tribes, governments, organizations, corporations, and researchers within the United States |
| Recruit and Invest in data warriors (Indigenous professionals and community members who are skilled at creating, collecting, and managing data) |
| Share strategies, resources, and best practices |
| Strengthen domestic and international Indigenous data sovereignty and Indigenous data governance connections among Native nations and Indigenous peoples |