Promoting self-determined Indigenous data governance in Canada
The Métis Health Research and Data Governance Principles
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22945396 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Henry (0000-0001-5468-7459, University of Saskatchewan, corresponding author), Chelsea Gabel (0000-0002-1007-5351, McMaster University), Caroline Tait (0000-0002-4781-4111, University of Calgary), Kiera Kowalski (0009-0009-3131-6220, McMaster University), Alexandra Nychuk (0000-0001-8508-209X, McMaster University) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2026-01-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Promotion International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0957-4824 • E-ISSN: 1460-2245 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/heapro/daaf229 |
| PMID | 41527856 |
| OpenAlex | W7123923740 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 20 |
Population-level data collection is crucial to advance Indigenous rights and sovereignty but requires localized approaches to develop representative datasets. In Canada, a focus on First Nations research and data governance and principles has led to the underrepresentation of Métis realities and a reliance on data governance models that fail to address their unique cultural, historical, and community-specific needs. “The Saskatchewan Métis Health Research and Data Governance Principles©” were developed to guide Métis research and promote Métis data sovereignty. While these principles share similarities with the First Nations Principles of OCAP®, they emphasize Métis-specific priorities such as capacity building and active engagement with Métis rights holders. These principles provide a framework for Métis health research, ensuring that Métis values and perspectives are embedded throughout the research lifecycle.
Corporate governance · Data collection · Data governance · Focus (optics) · Health data · Indigenous · Information governance · Sovereignty · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Research Data Management Practices
“Métis”
Indigenous Data Governance
Operationalizing the Care and Fair Principles for Indigenous data futures
The Care Principles for Indigenous Data Governance
The Fair Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship
Data as a Strategic Resource
Funding and Ethics in Métis Community Based Research
The colonialism of Canada’s Métis health population dynamics
Postcolonial Theory and Organizational Analysis
Settler colonialism and the elimination of the native
White Settler Revisionism and Making Métis Everywhere
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |