{"id":81,"date":"2025-10-12T02:04:53","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T06:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=81"},"modified":"2026-03-02T00:17:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T05:17:17","slug":"indigenous-data-sovereignty","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/chapter\/indigenous-data-sovereignty\/","title":{"raw":"Indigenous Data Sovereignty","rendered":"Indigenous Data Sovereignty"},"content":{"raw":"<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/chapter\/the-fair-principles\/\">Previous Lesson<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<h4><img class=\"wp-image-706 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2528\/2025\/10\/care-300x77.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1157\" height=\"297\" \/><\/h4>\r\n<h4>Lesson 7 of 18<\/h4>\r\n<h3>Not all data can, or should, be made open. Increased attention to data sharing creates tensions between openness and the rights of Indigenous Peoples to control and use data for their collective benefit (RDA International Indigenous Data Sovereignty Interest Group, 2019).<\/h3>\r\nIndigenous data sovereignty \u201cis linked with indigenous peoples\u2019 right to maintain, control, protect and develop their cultural heritage, traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions, as well as their right to maintain, control, protect and develop their intellectual property over these\u201d (Kukutai &amp; Taylor, 2016, p. xxii).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"textbox\">\r\n\r\nThere are two sets of principles that will be presented here that are relevant when considering Indigenous data sovereignty and good research practice:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>The CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance, put together by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gida-global.org\/care\">Global Indigenous Data Alliance<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>The\u00a0OCAP\u00ae\u00a0Principles, maintained by the <a href=\"https:\/\/fnigc.ca\/ocap-training\/\">First Nations Information Governance Centre<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDeeper engagement with these principles and the communities involved in, or affected by, your research should be an important part of your research practice.\r\n<h2>CARE Principles<\/h2>\r\n<h3>The CARE Principles include:<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Collective Benefit<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Authority to Control<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Responsibility<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ethics<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Downloadable versions of the principles are available from the Global Indigenous Data Alliance.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gida-global.org\/care\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>DOWNLOAD NOW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2>OCAP<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/h2>\r\nOCAP<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0is a set of principles that are specific to First Nations in Canada that have been developed by the First Nations Information Governance Centre. They are specific to the Canadian context and were developed as a tool to support First Nations data and information sovereignty.\r\n<h3>The principles of OCAP\u00ae include:<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Ownership<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Control<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Access<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Possession<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Online training on the fundamentals of OCAP\u00ae\u00a0is available from the First Nations Information Governance Centre.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fnigc.ca\/ocap-training\/take-the-course\/\"><strong>FIND OUT MORE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/chapter\/video-principles-related-to-indigenous-data-sovereignty\/\">Next Lesson<\/a><\/h4>","rendered":"<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/chapter\/the-fair-principles\/\">Previous Lesson<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-706 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2528\/2025\/10\/care-300x77.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1157\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2528\/2025\/10\/care-300x77.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2528\/2025\/10\/care-1024x264.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2528\/2025\/10\/care-768x198.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2528\/2025\/10\/care-65x17.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2528\/2025\/10\/care-225x58.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2528\/2025\/10\/care-350x90.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1157px) 100vw, 1157px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4>Lesson 7 of 18<\/h4>\n<h3>Not all data can, or should, be made open. Increased attention to data sharing creates tensions between openness and the rights of Indigenous Peoples to control and use data for their collective benefit (RDA International Indigenous Data Sovereignty Interest Group, 2019).<\/h3>\n<p>Indigenous data sovereignty \u201cis linked with indigenous peoples\u2019 right to maintain, control, protect and develop their cultural heritage, traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions, as well as their right to maintain, control, protect and develop their intellectual property over these\u201d (Kukutai &amp; Taylor, 2016, p. xxii).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox\">\n<p>There are two sets of principles that will be presented here that are relevant when considering Indigenous data sovereignty and good research practice:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance, put together by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gida-global.org\/care\">Global Indigenous Data Alliance<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0OCAP\u00ae\u00a0Principles, maintained by the <a href=\"https:\/\/fnigc.ca\/ocap-training\/\">First Nations Information Governance Centre<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Deeper engagement with these principles and the communities involved in, or affected by, your research should be an important part of your research practice.<\/p>\n<h2>CARE Principles<\/h2>\n<h3>The CARE Principles include:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Collective Benefit<\/li>\n<li>Authority to Control<\/li>\n<li>Responsibility<\/li>\n<li>Ethics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Downloadable versions of the principles are available from the Global Indigenous Data Alliance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gida-global.org\/care\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>DOWNLOAD NOW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>OCAP<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/h2>\n<p>OCAP<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0is a set of principles that are specific to First Nations in Canada that have been developed by the First Nations Information Governance Centre. They are specific to the Canadian context and were developed as a tool to support First Nations data and information sovereignty.<\/p>\n<h3>The principles of OCAP\u00ae include:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Ownership<\/li>\n<li>Control<\/li>\n<li>Access<\/li>\n<li>Possession<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Online training on the fundamentals of OCAP\u00ae\u00a0is available from the First Nations Information Governance Centre.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fnigc.ca\/ocap-training\/take-the-course\/\"><strong>FIND OUT MORE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/chapter\/video-principles-related-to-indigenous-data-sovereignty\/\">Next Lesson<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"author":2543,"menu_order":7,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-81","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":3,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/81","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2543"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/81\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":833,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/81\/revisions\/833"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/3"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/81\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=81"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=81"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=81"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}