The Indigenous Data Exchange (IDX) leverages existing IDSov/IDGov networks’ ongoing efforts to advance policy and practice, and create and share tools for the governance of Indigenous data (e.g., implementation of the CARE Principles) across the research data ecosystems.
The project goals include:
- Institutional Change
- Data Futures
- Resources
- Developing Leadership
IDX centers Indigenous leadership via Core Networks:
the IDSov networks Global Indigenous Data Alliance, the US Indigenous Data Sovereignty Network, Te Mana Raraunga, Maiam nayri Wingara, Pacific Data Sovereignty Network, GIDA-Sápmi, and a new network forming in what is today called Canada, and IDGov research networks including the Equity for Indigenous Research and Innovation Coordinating Hub [ENRICH], the Collaboratory for Indigenous Data Governance [Collaboratory]), Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science [CBIKS], First Nations Information Governance Centre, and Local Contexts.
$1.5M grant will build a global network to prevent exploitation of Indigenous data
Researchers at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and the U of A Native Nations Institute are establishing a framework that protects the way Indigenous data is collected and used around the world, thanks to a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
IDX 2025 Webinars
Why Research Teams Need an Archivist
The Right to Know: Connecting Indigenous Librarianship to Cultural Sovereignty
Te Pā Tūwatawata – Sovereign Data Storage for Indigenous Peoples
Agreements & Memorandums of Understanding as Strategic Tools for Indigenous Data Governance for Indigenous Peoples and Tribal Nations
