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Data Sovereignty, Works Cited, CARE’s consent rule would have prevented…
Data Sovereignty
My Connections
Data sovereignty connects to my Informatics studies, my TA work, the languages I speak, and my family’s life across borders.
School: Informatics
I’m learning to design data systems. The CARE Principles remind me to ask “who decides?” before “what can we collect?”
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Work: TA for INFO 270
As a TA, I handle students’ grades and assignments, so the Havasupai case reminds me that people should know how their data is used and give consent.
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Who controls data?
Who decides how data is collected and used? (land, language, and stories)
Meaning of Sovereignty
Mainstream data follows the laws of the country where it’s stored. Indigenous: the community itself decides.
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Data is more than numbers
Indigenous data is not just records of individuals but also land, water, language, and stories
Sovereignty means “the integrity of a people, as well as the integrity of their government” (Duarte 37)
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When is data misused?
There's harm when researchers use people’s data without consent. Data can also hurt communities by portraying them as broken or lacking
The Havasupai Case
The tribe gave blood for diabetes research. Researchers used it to study other things without consent
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Technology on tribal terms
Tribal radio shows how simple technology that fits a community’s needs can work better than expensive tools like the smart wall.
Tribal Radio
Pascua Yaqui and Hopi radio stations share language, news, and elders’ stories based on the seasons.
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Simple tools that fit the land
The expensive border “smart wall” broke down. Local knowledge mattered more than fancy tech.
“two-way radios, and cool heads can accomplish more than a smart wall” (Duarte 45)
Works Cited
Carroll, Stephanie R., et al. Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Governance. Global Indigenous Data Alliance, 2022. Slide presentation.
Duarte, Marisa Elena. “The Overlap between Technology and Sovereignty.” Network Sovereignty: Building the Internet across Indian Country, U of Washington P, 2017, pp. 35–51.
Local Contexts. “About the Labels.” Local Contexts, localcontexts.org/labels/about-the-labels/. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.
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