Event: Introduction to Indigenous Data Sovereignty, Feb 12

[James Burke]

The Research Data Special Interest Group of the ACRL New England Chapter invites you to an event for Love Data Week 2025. Hosted by UMass Amherst Libraries, the workshop "Introduction to Indigenous Data Sovereignty" takes place on February 12, 2025 from 2:30-3:30pm. This hybrid event will be held on campus at the W.E.B. Du Bois Library at UMass Amherst and on Zoom. Seats are limited at UMass so please register soon if you plan to attend in person! 

Learn more about Indigenous Data Sovereignty (IDSov), which expresses a legitimate right of Indigenous Peoples to control the access, the collection, ownership, application and governance of their own data or knowledge and/or information that derives from unique cultural histories, expressions, practices, and contexts. Attendees will be introduced to foundational concepts and theories of Data Sovereignty and to the global human rights agreements (such as the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples) and broad and regional frameworks (such as the CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance and the OCAP Principles) that support the foundations of IDSov. Attendees will reflect on what constitutes Indigenous Data, what research might be affected by IDSov principles, and the potential pathways for researchers and data stewards to work with and in support of Indigenous communities, Nations, and individuals to braid Indigenous knowledges and approaches to data practices and policies into data management throughout the research process.

Register here for this event: Introduction to Indigenous Data Sovereignty - UMass Libraries LibCal - University of Massachusetts Amherst

Questions? Contact  jch...@umass.edu

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Jennifer Chaput '99

Data Services Coordinator

she/her

University of Massachusetts

W.E.B. Du Bois Library

154 Hicks Way

Amherst, MA 01003

413.545.4811

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James Burke, Ph.D.

Research and Instruction Librarian
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA 01075

Telephone: 413-538-2561

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