Sovereignty & Community Control
Source: Global Indigenous Data Alliance (2022), Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Governance
Indigenous peoples have the right to govern the collection, ownership, and application of their own data about people, lands, languages, cultures, and nonhuman relations.
Strengthens nation rebuilding, self-government, and cultural continuity.
Includes data about nonhuman relations (land, water, plants, animals) and about individuals and communities.
Counters extractive practices where data is taken without consent or used against Indigenous peoples.
Data sovereignty is grounded in inherent rights to govern peoples, lands, and resources.