What are you looking for?
Group Session January 24, 2025

Indigenous Data Governance Models

Plenary: RDA 24th Plenary Meeting – Fully Virtual

Meeting objectives

Collaborative session notes:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fzdqic3ZgMf8w1DWHiQ16NIH6tfPr2UL/edit#heading=h.zcmq6v7np2vi

  1. Introduce audience to background / concepts relating to Indigenous Data Sovereignty
  2. Present model based on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) for Indigenous data governance in institutions that engage Indigenous data 
  3. Gather feedback from audience on clarity and applicability of UNDRIP model drawing on professional experience and institutional contexts 
  4. Present in-progress CARE Data Maturity model, an assessment tool to iteratively assess and improve the strength of actions supporting Indigenous Data Governance within data ecosystems and infrastructures. 
  5. Gather feedback from audience import of CARE Data Maturity model to their contexts

Meeting presenters

Presenters: Riley Taitingfong, Ibrahim Garba. Moderator: Stephanie Carroll.

Meeting agenda

Timeline / Agenda (updated)

  • Meeting formalities/Code of Conduct (<5m; Stephanie Carroll)
  • Introduction of Chairs/Speakers (~5m)
  • Presentation – Overview of IG (~10m including opportunity for questions; Stephanie Carroll)
  • Presentation and discussion – UNDRIP Relational Model for Data Governance (~35m/20m present, 15m discussion; Ibrahim Garba)
  • Presentation and discussion – CARE Data Maturity Model (~35 m/20m present, 15m discussion; Riley Taitingfong)
  • Thanks and Outro (<5m; Stephanie Carroll)

Target audience

Any person or institution who works with Indigenous data: government, research, universities, repositories, corporations, publishing, and more. 

Group Activities and Scope

Established in 2016, the International IDSov IG was created for more robust and coherent international collaboration to achieve impactful outcomes at the intersection of Indigenous data sovereignty, Indigenous data governance, and research.

Additional links to informative material

Short Group Status

Established in 2016, the International IDSov IG was created for more robust and coherent international collaboration to achieve impactful outcomes at the intersection of Indigenous data sovereignty, Indigenous data governance, and research. The group initiated the creation of the CARE Principles at the 2018 RDA Plenary in Botswana, released the CARE Principles in 2019, and has convened for multiple plenaries since. This session looks at emerging collaborations to create a CARE Data Maturity Model and a model based on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Applicable Pathways

FAIR, CARE, TRUST - Evaluation and Policy
FAIR, CARE, TRUST - Adoption, Implementation, and Deployment
Data Infrastructures and Environments - Generalist

Please indicate at least (3) three breakout slots that would suit your meeting.

Breakout 2. Monday, 7 April, 22:30-00:00 UTC
Breakout 5. Tuesday, 8 April, 22:30-00:00 UTC
Breakout 8. Wednesday, 9 April, 22:30-00:00 UTC