Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Policy
This book examines how Indigenous Peoples around the world are demanding greater data sovereignty and challenging the ways in which governments have historically used Indigenous data to develop policies and programs.
In the digital age, governments are increasingly dependent on data and data analytics to inform their policies and decision-making. However, Indigenous Peoples have often been the unwilling targets of policy interventions and have had little say over the collection, use and application of data about them, their lands and cultures. At the heart of Indigenous Peoples demands for change are the enduring aspirations of self-determination over their institutions, resources, knowledge and information systems.
With contributors from Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, North and South America and Europe, this book offers a rich account of the potential for Indigenous Data Sovereignty to support human flourishing and to protect against the ever-growing threats of data-related risks and harms.
Maggie Walter (Palawa) (PhD, FASSA) is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Tasmania, Australia. Publishing extensively in the field of Indigenous Data, including Indigenous Statistics (with C. Andersen 2013 Routledge), Maggie is a founding member of the Maiam nayri Wingara Indigenous Data Sovereignty Collective and the Global Indigenous Data Alliance.
Tahu Kukutai (Ngti Tiipa, Ngti Kinohaku, Te Aupuri) (PhD) is Professor of Demography at the National Institute of Demographic and Economic Analysis, Aotearoa New Zealand. She co-edited Indigenous Data Sovereignty: Toward an Agenda and is a founding member of the Mori Data Sovereignty Network Te Mana Raraunga and the Global Indigenous Data Alliance.
Stephanie Russo Carroll (Ahtna-Native Village of Kluti-Kaah, Sicilian-descent) (DrPH, MPH) is Assistant Professor of Public Health and Associate Director for the Native Nations Institute at the University of Arizona, USA. A researcher active at the nexus of Indigenous governance, the environment, community wellness and data, Stephanie co-founded the US Indigenous Data Sovereignty Network and is a founding member and chair of the Global Indigenous Data Alliance.
Desi Rodriguez-Lonebear (Northern Cheyenne and Chicana) (PhD) is a social demographer who researches the intersection of Indigenous erasure, data and inequality. She is Assistant Professor of Sociology and American Indian Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. Desi co-founded the US Indigenous Data Sovereignty Network and is a founding member of the Global Indigenous Data Alliance.
Routledge Studies in Indigenous Peoples and Policy
There are an estimated 370 million Indigenous Peoples in over 70 countries worldwide, often facing common issues stemming from colonialism and its ongoing effects. Routledge Studies in Indigenous Peoples and Policy brings together books which explore these concerns, including poverty; health inequalities; loss of land, language and culture; environmental degradation and climate change; intergenerational trauma; and the struggle to have their rights, cultures and communities protected.
Indigenous Peoples across the world are asserting their right to fully participate in policy making that affects their people, their communities, and the natural world, and to have control over their own communities and lands. This book series explores policy issues, reports on policy research, and champions the best examples of methodological approaches. It will explore policy issues from the perspectives of Indigenous Peoples in order to develop evidence-based policy and create policy-making processes that represent Indigenous Peoples and support positive social change.
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Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Policy
Edited by Maggie Walter, Tahu Kukutai, Stephanie Russo Carroll, and Desi Rodriguez-Lonebear
Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Policy
Edited by Maggie Walter, Tahu Kukutai, Stephanie Russo Carroll and Desi Rodriguez-Lonebear
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Names: Walter, Maggie, editor.
Title: Indigenous data sovereignty and policy/edited by Maggie Walter, Tahu Kukutai, Stephanie Carroll Rainie, and Desi Rodriguez-Lonebear.
Description: Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge, 2021. | Series: Routledge studies in indigenous peoples and policy | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Identifiers: LCCN 2020020862 (print) | LCCN 2020020863 (ebook) | ISBN 9780367222369 (hardback) | ISBN 9780429273957 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Indigenous peoplesComputer network resources. | Indigenous peoplesData processing. | Indigenous peoplesResearch. | Indigenous peoplesGovernment policy.
Classification: LCC GN380 .I3456 2021 (print) | LCC GN380 (ebook) | DDC 305.8dc23
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Contents
Maggie Walter and Stephanie Russo Carroll
Tahu Kukutai and Donna Cormack
Raymond Lovett, Roxanne Jones and Bobby Maher
Michele Suina and Carnell T. Chosa
Andrew Sporle, Maui Hudson and Kiri West
Robyn K. Rowe, Julie R. Bull and Jennifer D. Walker
Per Axelsson and Christina Storm Mienna
Joxerramon Bengoetxea
Oscar Luis Figueroa Rodrguez
Jameson D. Lopez
Tennille L. Marley
Gustavo Rojas-Pez and Colleen Alena OBrien
Sarah-Jane Paine, Donna Cormack, Papaarangi Reid, Ricci Harris and Bridget Robson
Rebecca Tsosie
