Data Sovereignty and Development

How do Native Americans View Data Sharing by Tribal Governments

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12379908
AutoresDonna Feir (0000-0002-7101-0420, University of Victoria, autor de correspondencia), Donn Feir, Rachel L Wellhausen (0000-0002-7430-9997, The University of Texas at Austin)
Año2024
Volumen58
Número1
Páginas23-30
Fecha de publicación2024-12-23
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPS Political Science & Politics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1049-0965 • E-ISSN: 1537-5935
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1049096524000945
OpenAlexW4405688611
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas19

The Indigenous data sovereignty movement has arisen out of the ambition of Indigenous peoples to benefit from data-informed policy while preventing extractive and harmful research practices by external governments or researchers. Tribes exercise the sovereign authority to choose whether and when to share data with researchers and institutions outside their communities. To provide insight into how Indigenous peoples feel about data sharing, we document meaningful variation in a unique, nationwide survey of Native Americans. We find that respondents support their tribes in sharing data for economic benefit and that those who vote in tribal elections are particularly supportive. As tribal leaders, Native communities, and external research partners address potentially harmful data gaps and build Indigenous data resources, our findings suggest the importance of carefully considering and communicating the purpose of data collection and sharing. Broad benefit to Indigenous peoples’ economic well-being is one factor that likely increases support for data sharing

Data collection · Data sharing · Economic growth · Economics · Ethnology · Indigenous · Native american · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Sovereignty · Survey data collection · Data Analysis and Archiving · Data Quality and Management · Law · Medicine · Public Administration