Upcoming: GIDA 2025 Conference

The Global Indigenous Data Alliance (GIDA) is hosting the GIDSov Conference 2025 to bring together Indigenous Peoples from across the globe to reflect on the advances of the past decade in Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Data Governance. This conference will also map future pathways and aspirations for the next decade in regard to exploring ways to move beyond principles into practice. Learn more…

March 31, 2025

Guiding the next generation of students on Indigenous policy

The Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy developed its flagship Mo’s Policy Scholars program in 2023. Mo’s is a highly selective, 14-week paid mentorship program for nine U of A junior and senior undergraduate students interested in environmental impact and Indigenous governance policy. The article reports feedback on the program’s success from some of its key contributors: Caleigh Curley, MPH; Ibrahim Garba, SJD; and Stephanie Russo Carroll, DrPH, MPH. The article also includes comments from one of the most recent Mo’s scholars, Alyssa Wood, who worked alongside Curley during the 2024 mentorship program. Learn more…

November 18, 2024

$1.5M grant will build global network to prevent exploitation of Indigenous data

Researchers at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, alongside the University of Arizona Native Nations Institute, have recently received a generous $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant is intended to provide funding in arenas that have never received funding before: establishing a framework that protects the way Indigenous data around the world is collected and used, linking existing research and policy-focused networks toward advancing Indigenous data sovereignty. Learn more…

August 12, 2024

Indigenous Nations Are Fighting To Take Back Their Data

Research on Indigenous communities in the United States has a history full of exploitation, power imbalances, and stolen knowledge. Since data ownership is linked with power and leverage, the article reports the growing field of Indigenous data sovereignty is demanding that Native communities maintain the rights to their own data, which includes deciding how data about their people are collected, owned, and used. Learn more…

May 31, 2024

University of Arizona research to tackle extreme heat challenges

KVOA News reports the new federal initiative to use research in addressing extreme heat challenges nationwide and aiding affected communities. The Center for Heat Resilient Communities is led by faculty and staff at the University of California, Los Angeles, alongside its two partner institutions, UArizona and Arizona State University. Learn more…

May 22, 2024

New federally funded center will rely on UArizona expertise to help communities manage extreme heat

A $2.25 million grant from the Department of Commerce and NOAA will fund about 3 years of research for the new federal initiative to manage extreme heat challenges, and help communities nationwide create policies that take action in mitigating and managing the extreme heat. About $108K of that grant will go to UArizona, newly involved in the recently-developed Center for Heat Resilient Communities, which was announced by the US Department of Commerce and the NOAA to help translate climate research into policies and guidelines. Two primary UArizona contributors to this project are Stephanie Russo Carroll, DrPH, MPH; and Ladd Keith, Ph.D. Learn more…

May 20, 2024

This Hopi dry farmer is trying to safeguard seeds from threats of climate change, commercialization

KJZZ Phoenix News reports the story of Michael Kotutwa Johnson, a Hopi dry farmer in Northern Arizona, whose agriculture has been severely harmed by climate change. He is now attempting to find solutions to combat these environmental challenges through research at the University of Arizona as an assistance specialist in the School of Natural Resources and the Environment. He works alongside Dr. Stephanie Russo Carroll, associate research professor at the University of Arizona’s Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy. Learn more…

March 19, 2024

Traditional Hopi farmer Michael Kotutwa Johnson receives Rockefeller grant

Navajo-Hopi news reports a recently developed project (funded by a $500K grant from The Rockefeller Foundation’s Climate Exploration Fund) which aims to address sustainability in regard to tribal communities’ food systems and bring recognition to Indigenous agricultural contributions. One important challenge encountered by tribal communities is the diminishing biodiversity within their cropping systems; therefore, the project seeks to address topics like tribal heritage and data sovereignty. Learn more…

January 20, 2024

UArizona researcher at the forefront of Indigenous data sovereignty

Dr. Stephanie Russo Carroll is a leading expert on Indigenous data sovereignty, conducting her research at the University of Arizona. After defining Indigenous data sovereignty and Indigenous data governance, the article proudly reports the progress she has made and her contributions to IDgov and IDsov. She is the director of the Collaboratory for Indigenous Data Governance at UArizona, a member of the Global Indigenous Data Alliance (GIDA), and in 2019 has successfully released the CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance. Learn more…

May 22, 2023

Henry Luce Foundation Award: Implementing Indigenous Data Governance in Repositories

We are pleased to announce that it has been awarded $300,000 in funding from the Henry Luce Foundation in support of research and the implementation of the CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance in data repositories. Read full announcement