Transforming institutional governance and ethics for Indigenous control of Indigenous data
Lab News & Updates

Graduate Research Assistant Opportunity
The Collaboratory for Indigenous Data Governance is seeking a half time Graduate Research Assistant for Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 to assist with the Stewardship of Indigenous Peoples’ Data Group at the University of Arizona (SIPDG at UA) project.

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.

New Course: PHPM 528 Indigenous Research and Ethics
Catalog Description: This course examines research ethics and review processes through an Indigenous lens. Utilizing research and ethics frameworks from a diverse array of disciplines and geographies, this course explores the history of research and ethics by, with, and for Indigenous Peoples, communities, and nations. We will investigate Indigenous research frameworks, the intersection of Indigenous methodologies and research ethics, data typologies and practices, open-source data ethical considerations, and intersectional relationships for systemic change. Course details
This course will be co-led by Collaboratory members Dr. Stephanie Russo Carroll and Dr. Lydia Jennings

Operationalizing the CARE and FAIR Principles for Indigenous data futures
As big data, open data, and open science advance to increase access to complex and large datasets for innovation, discovery, and decision-making, Indigenous Peoples’ rights to control and access their data within these data environments remain limited. Operationalizing the FAIR Principles for scientific data with the CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance enhances machine actionability and brings people and purpose to the fore to resolve Indigenous Peoples’ rights to and interests in their data across the data lifecycle. Read the full story
Featuring commentary from Collaboratory member Stephanie Russo Carroll
April 16, 2021

Indigenous Peoples’ Data During COVID-19: From External to Internal
Global disease trackers quantifying the size, spread, and distribution of COVID-19 illustrate the power of data during the pandemic. Data are required for decision-making, planning, mitigation, surveillance, and monitoring the equity of responses. There are dual concerns about the availability and suppression of COVID-19 data; due to historic and ongoing racism and exclusion, publicly available data can be both beneficial and harmful. Systemic policies related to genocide and racism, and historic and ongoing marginalization, have led to limitations in quality, quantity, access, and use of Indigenous Peoples’ COVID-19 data. Governments, non-profits, researchers, and other institutions must collaborate with Indigenous Peoples on their own terms to improve access to and use of data for effective public health responses to COVID-19. Read the full story
Featuring commentary from Collaboratory member Stephanie Russo Carroll
March 29, 2021

Case Report: Indigenous Sovereignty in a Pandemic: Tribal Codes in the United States as Preparedness
In this brief research report, we examine 41 publicly available tribal public health and emergency preparedness codes to gain a better understanding of the institutional public health capacity that exists during this time. Read the full story
Featuring commentary from Collaboratory members Danielle Hiraldo and Stephanie Russo Carroll
March 15, 2021

Network Connects Indigenous Knowledges in the Arctic and U.S. Southwest
Indigenous Peoples from the Arctic and the U.S. Southwest have joined together to tackle issues of food sovereignty in two environmental extremes. Their bond led to a swift response to COVID-19. Read the full story
Featuring commentary from Collaboratory members Mary Beth Jäger and Lydia Jennings
January 13, 2021

Policy Brief: Native Nation Rebuilding for Tribal Research and Data Governance
Indigenous Peoples conducted research long before their interactions with European settlers. Whether through observation or practice, research in a non-western context was woven into Indigenous ways of knowing and being. It continues to inform Indigenous Knowledges of landscapes and natural resources, governance systems, intra- and inter-governmental relationships, and behavior. The outcomes of this research are reflected in how Indigenous Peoples understand who they are today. Research in Indigenous communities has evolved—and not always in positive ways. For decades, noncommunity-member researchers, including non-Indigenous researchers, have studied Indigenous Peoples and communities. Download here
Freaturing Collaboratory members Danielle Hiraldo, Mary Beth Jäger, Dominique David-Chavez and Stepanie Russo Carroll
January 7, 2021
