Good data relations key to Indigenous research sovereignty: A case study from Nunatsiavut

Although researchers are committed to Indigenous data sovereignty in principle, they fall short in returning data and results to communities in which or with whom they conduct their research. This results in a misalignment in benefits of research toward researchers and settler institutions and away...

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Autores principales: Ortenzi, Kate, Flowers, Veronica, Pamak, Carla, Saunders, Michelle, Schmidt, Jörn, Bailey, Megan
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Springer 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162496
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author Ortenzi, Kate
Flowers, Veronica
Pamak, Carla
Saunders, Michelle
Schmidt, Jörn
Bailey, Megan
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description Although researchers are committed to Indigenous data sovereignty in principle, they fall short in returning data and results to communities in which or with whom they conduct their research. This results in a misalignment in benefits of research toward researchers and settler institutions and away from Indigenous communities. To explore this, we conducted a case study analyzing the rate researchers returned data to Nunatsiavut, an autonomous area claimed by Inuit of Labrador, Canada. We assessed the data return rate for all research approved by the Nunatsiavut Government Research Advisory Committee between 2011 and 2021. In two-thirds of projects, researchers did not return the data they had collected. Based on our results and their contextualization with researchers and Nunatsiavut Research Centre staff members, we compiled recommendations for researchers, academia, government bodies, funding bodies, and Indigenous research governance boards. These recommendations aim to facilitate data return, thus putting data sovereignty into practice.
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spelling CGSpace1624962025-12-08T10:04:27Z Good data relations key to Indigenous research sovereignty: A case study from Nunatsiavut Ortenzi, Kate Flowers, Veronica Pamak, Carla Saunders, Michelle Schmidt, Jörn Bailey, Megan research ethics indigenous data sovereignty inuit nunatsiavut science policy Although researchers are committed to Indigenous data sovereignty in principle, they fall short in returning data and results to communities in which or with whom they conduct their research. This results in a misalignment in benefits of research toward researchers and settler institutions and away from Indigenous communities. To explore this, we conducted a case study analyzing the rate researchers returned data to Nunatsiavut, an autonomous area claimed by Inuit of Labrador, Canada. We assessed the data return rate for all research approved by the Nunatsiavut Government Research Advisory Committee between 2011 and 2021. In two-thirds of projects, researchers did not return the data they had collected. Based on our results and their contextualization with researchers and Nunatsiavut Research Centre staff members, we compiled recommendations for researchers, academia, government bodies, funding bodies, and Indigenous research governance boards. These recommendations aim to facilitate data return, thus putting data sovereignty into practice. 2025-02 2024-11-21T11:41:50Z 2024-11-21T11:41:50Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162496 en Open Access application/pdf Springer Kate Ortenzi, Veronica Flowers, Carla Pamak, Michelle Saunders, Jörn Schmidt, Megan Bailey. (30/9/2024). Good data relations key to Indigenous research sovereignty: A case study from Nunatsiavut. AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment.
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Good data relations key to Indigenous research sovereignty: A case study from Nunatsiavut
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