data collection

Good Data Leads to Good Sovereignty

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The lack of good data about U.S. American Indian and Alaska Native populations hinders tribes’ development activities, but it also highlights a space for sovereign action. In coming years, tribes will no doubt continue to advocate for better national data and at the same time increasingly implement their own “data agendas” by gathering high quality, culturally relevant information about their communities. With more meaningful data, tribal policymakers can make informed decisions about which policies and programs are right for the task at hand. Strategic data planning empowers tribes to tell their communities’ stories through their own data, and not that of others. 

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Schultz, Jennifer Lee and Stephanie Carroll Rainie. "Good Data Leads to Good Sovereignty." Indian Country Today Media Network. June 3, 2014. Opinion. (https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/news/opinions/good-data-leads-to..., accessed June 3, 2014)

Stronger Ethics, Stronger Research: Tribal Governance as a Key Community Health Speaker

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Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health
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2015 CRCAIH Summit Keynote Address by Dr. Malia Villegas, National Congress of American Indians, Policy Research Center. 

Native Nations
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Villegas, Malia. "Stronger Ethics, Stronger Research: Tribal Governance as a Key Community Health Speaker." 3rd Annual Health Research Summit. Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health. Rapid City, South Dakota. June 11, 2015. Presentation. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk82CasQJhE, accessed January 22, 2024)

Indigenous Data + Open Governments

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Open Data Conference
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Presentations at the "Indigenous Data + Open Governments: 3rd International Open Data Conference" in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, featuring:

  • "Developments in Indigenous Data Sovereignty: Insights from the United States & Aotearoa NZ." by Desi Rodriguez-Lonebear
  • "Cheyenne River Voices." by Eileen Briggs
  • "Indigenous Data Governance and Open Data Futures." by Stephanie Russo Carroll

 

Native Nations
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Phillips, Gwen. "Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Nation Rebuilding." Indigenous Data + Open Governments. 3rd International Open Data Conference. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. May 2015. Presentation. (http://opendatacon.org/webcast/recording-indigenous-data-open-governments/, accessed June 30, 2015)

Rodriguez Lonebear, Desi. "Developments in Indigenous Data Sovereignty: Insights from the United States & Aotearoa NZ." Indigenous Data + Open Governments. 3rd International Open Data Conference. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. May 2015. Presentation. (http://opendatacon.org/webcast/recording-indigenous-data-open-governments/, accessed June 30, 2015)

Briggs, Eileen. "Cheyenne River Voices." Indigenous Data + Open Governments. 3rd International Open Data Conference. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. May 2015. Presentation. (http://opendatacon.org/webcast/recording-indigenous-data-open-governments/, accessed June 30, 2015)

Carroll, Stephanie Russo. "Indigenous Data Governance and Open Data Futures." Indigenous Data + Open Governments. 3rd International Open Data Conference. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. May 2015. Presentation. (http://opendatacon.org/webcast/recording-indigenous-data-open-governments/, accessed June 30, 2015)

Enabling the Data Revolution: An International Open Data Roadmap

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Open data in the context of indigenous peoples and communities can be understood as a double-edged sword. On the one hand, open data can help indigenous communities, both internally and externally. Internally, it can be used to inform policy, allocate resources, and set a vision for indigenous communities and spaces; externally, it can be used to influence public opinion, change perceptions of indigenous people, and help them work towards obtaining available resources. On the other hand, the concept of opening up data is accompanied by numerous challenges and concerns pertaining to privacy and indigenous information rights. In this light, various questions come forth, such as: What data do we make open? How will it be opened? To whom will it be opened?

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Data + Indigenous People = Indigenous Voices. Enabling the Data Revolution: An International Open Data Roadmap. Conference Report. Page 23. 3rd International Open Data Conference. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 2015. Report. (https://assets.ctfassets.net/zo93vwyibclo/web.pdf, accessed April 11, 2023)

The Strategic Power of Data: A Key Aspect of Sovereignty

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The lack of good data about U.S. American Indian and Alaska Native populations hinders tribes’ development activities, but it also highlights a space for sovereign action. In coming years, tribes will no doubt continue to advocate for better national data and at the same time increasingly implement their own “data agendas” by gathering high quality, culturally relevant information about their communities. With more meaningful data, tribal policymakers can make informed decisions about which policies and programs are right for the task at hand. Strategic data planning empowers tribes to tell their communities’ stories through their own data, and not that of others.

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Schultz, Jennifer Lee, and Stephanie Carroll Rainie. The Strategic Power of Data: A Key Aspect of Sovereignty. The International Indigenous Policy Journal. Vol 5, Issue 4. October 2014. Paper. (http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1222&context=iipj, accessed November 12, 2014)

2013 American Indian Population and Labor Force Report

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This report presents findings from the 2010 Labor Force Survey of American Indians and Alaska Natives, combined with a larger set of publically available statistics produced by the U.S. Census Bureau. This report is prepared in accordance with Public Law 102-477 the Indian Employment, Training, and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992, as amended. All of the statistics provided in this report are in reference to the year 2010 the most recent year for which adequate statistics were available for the purposes of the report.

This report is based primarily on populations of American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIAN) who are living on or near the tribal areas of federally recognized tribes. Most of the population indicators in this report, and all of the employment indicators, do not include members of federally recognized tribes who are living far away from any tribal area of any federally recognized tribe. This aspect of the report was necessary because of data limitations. Pursuant to the Indian Employment, Training, and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992, this report provides estimates of “the population available for work and estimates of the employed population. In addition, the report displays an estimated percent of those available for work who are not working for groups of tribes by state, region, and geographic area.

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Office of the Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs. 2013 American Indian Population and Labor Force Report. Office of the Secretary. U.S. Department of the Interior. Washington, District of Columbia. January 16, 2014. Report. (https://www.bia.gov/sites/default/files/dup/assets/public/pdf/idc1-024782.pdf, accessed February 22, 2023)