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The VCU Humanities Research Center's Indigenous Humanities Lab is proud to offer a speaker series on Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Governance from experts in the field. Geared towards tribal administrators and representatives, this programming offers an overview, resources, and examples of Indigenous information management in action.

Our third session will feature Riley Taitingfong, Ph.D., CHamoru, co-founder, US Indigenous Data Sovereignty Network and Postdoctoral Researcher at the Native Nations Institute at the University of Arizona.

Since their publication, the CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance have been engaged in a number of ways by national and global institutions, such as the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) Code of Ethics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Recommendation on Open Science, and the Policy Partnership on Science, Technology, and Innovation (PPSTI) Statement on Open Science. These actions demonstrate the impact of CARE on increased recognition of Indigenous Data Sovereignty across geographic regions and levels of governance. This presentation outlines the development of the CARE Data Maturity Model, an assessment tool with more than 120 indicators for implementing CARE in diverse data ecosystems and infrastructures. Examples in practice will be provided to demonstrate active efforts to improve the governance of Indigenous Peoples’ data in alignment with their own values and protocols for the care of their data. 

About the Speaker

Riley Taitingfong, Ph.D., CHamoru, is a co-founder and Director of the US Indigenous Data Sovereignty Network and a postdoctoral researcher with the Native Nations Institute at the University of Arizona, where she co-leads several international collaborations focused on building practical tools to implement the CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance in diverse data-holding institutions and infrastructures.