Promoting Indigenous Data Sovereignty
through Decolonizing Data and Indigenous Data Governance
Indigenous data sovereignty is the right of a nation to govern the collection, ownership, and application of its own data. It derives from tribes’ inherent right to govern their peoples, lands, and resources.
The United States Indigenous Data Sovereignty Network (USIDSN) helps ensure that data for and about Indigenous nations and peoples in the US (American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians) are utilized to advance Indigenous aspirations for collective and individual wellbeing. USIDSN’s primary function is to provide research information and policy advocacy to safeguard the rights and promote the interests of Indigenous nations and peoples in relation to data.
Tribes and the US Census: September 2019 Update
Read the latest update from Norm DeWeaver’s Tribes and the US Census updates “NCAI Urges Tribes to Tell the Census Bureau What Data Is Vital for Them from the 2020 Census”
Spotlight: Upcoming Event
Indigenous Data Sovereignty course at #JIT2020
Jan 6th - Jan 8th, 2020
The demand for Indigenous data is increasing in Indian Country as tribes engage in economic, social, and cultural development on a rapid scale. Additionally, tribes seek methods to protect their cultural and proprietary information. This course will examine the role of Indigenous data as an exercise of sovereignty in Indigenous governance and self-determination. It will dually explore data collected internally by tribes and Native communities, and information collected by external sources.
Spotlight: Video Resource
Dr. Elizabeth Hoover shares a story about how Akwesasne Mohawk women became involved in data collection and developed ways to communicate research findings back to the community and to families.