A Year-Long Indigenous Data Sovereignty & Ethics Training for 15 Early Career Faculty
Equipping researchers to advance Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Governance
Funded by the American Indian Research Centers for Health at the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona and led by the top Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Governance expert in the U.S., Dr. Stephanie Russo Carroll, Indigenous DataSET aims to fill knowledge gaps in the ethics and infrastructure for research that impacts Indigenous rights holders to promote a future of more equitable science practices. Ultimately, the project aspires to protect Indigenous communities and their data by enhancing tribal research and data governance in Arizona.
Meet our 2025 IDataSET Fellows:
Dr. Autumn Asher BlackDeer
Alycia de Mesa
Dr. Jennifer Erdrich
Dr. Paulina Whitehat
Dr. Wai Allen Dine/Navajo
Dr. Amanda Hunter Pascua Yaqui Tribe
Dr. Kelle Dhein
Dr. Melinda Adams
Dr. Lauren W. Yowelunh McLester-Davis
Dr. Cynthia Benally
Elisha Charley
Dr. Krystal Charley
Meet the IDataSET Project Team:
This work is funded by the National Institutes of Health grant ITCA NARCH XII (S06GM146125), as a Faculty/Researcher Career Enhancement Project entitled Enhancing early career research ethics to support Indigenous data governance in Arizona.