From: University of Arizona | Native Nations Institute
On October 5, 2016 the Native Nations Institute and the US Indigenous Data Sovereignty Network (USIDSN) hosted the first annual Indigenous Open Data Summit, a pre-meeting event of the International Open Data Conference in Madrid, Spain. The Summit gathered academics and researchers from around the globe to discuss Indigenous data sovereignty. Sixteen presenters shared information about the specific work they are doing in their home communities and in partnership with local and state governments.
Presentations addressed how open data can be used to increase governmental accountability, to map subaquatic Indigenous sacred sites, to reframe research methodologies through the application traditional knowledge, and for citizen engagement and capacity building. A key outcome of the summit was a consensus statement on the importance of including Indigenous peoples and nations in the International Open Data Charter.
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