“He taonga te data i tangohia mai i te tangata, i te mea ora”
Te Kāhui Raraunga - Māori Data Governance Model
This report describes the Māori Data Governance Model that has been designed by Māori data experts for use across the Aotearoa New Zealand public service. Māori data is a taonga that requires culturally grounded models of protection and care. The Model provides guidance for the system-wide governance of Māori data, consistent with the Government’s responsibilities under te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Here is the link: Te Kāhui Raraunga- Māori Data Governance Model
Our Māori Data Sovereignty Principles
TMR advocates for the realisation of Māori rights and interests in data, and for the ethical use of data to enhance the wellbeing of our people, language and culture. This Te Mana Raraunga (TMR) Brief provides a general overview of key Māori Data Sovereignty terms and principles.
Read more here: Te Mana Raraunga - Principles of Maori Data Sovereignty
Care project for indigenous data governance
The CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance - courtesy of the Global Indigenous Data Alliance (GIDA) - reflect the crucial role of data in advancing Indigenous innovation and self-determination. These principles complement the existing FAIR principles encouraging open and other data movements to consider both people and purpose in their advocacy and pursuits.
Read more here: Care Principles For Indigenous Data Governance.
Policy Briefs
Here are a range of policy briefs that have been developed by our international colleagues about;
Māori Data Audit Tool
Use the Māori Data Audit Tool to assess your organisational readiness to address the principles in the Te Mana Raraunga Charter. You can also use it to assess the policies and processes of organisations you share data with.
Indigenous Data Initiatives
Indigenous Data Sovereignty is fast becoming a topical issue internationally with initiatives and discussions taking place around the world.
United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)
The United Nations Permanent Forum held workshops on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) on ‘data collection and disaggregation’ (in 2004), on ‘indicators of wellbeing’ (in 2006) and on ‘development with culture and identity’ (in 2010).
At these events indigenous representatives had raised concerns about the relevance of existing statistical frameworks for reflecting their worldviews and highlighted their lack of participation in data collection processes and governance.
Indigenous Data Sovereignty Networks
Networks have recently established in the the following places
United States - US Indigenous Data Sovereignty Network
Australia - Maiamnayri Wingara Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Data Sovereignty Group
International Indigenous Data Sovereignty Network listserve
An IIDSN listserve has been established and is being managed by the US Data Sovereignty Network based at the Native Nations Institute at the University of Arizona.
To join the list send an email to: intidsn@list.arizona.edu
IDSov Workshops
Agency approaches to data Governance 2018
Te Mana Raraunga hosted a workshop in association with Statistics NZ, Ministry of Social Development, and the Social Investment Agency to consider the issues and approaches to Maori data governance within agency settings. The workshop was held at Te Papa Tongarewa in Wellington on 23 August 2018 and the summary report can be accessed here.
IDSov Summit Report 2016
The Indigenous Data Sovereignty Summit was hosted by Te Mana Raraunga, the Māori Data Sovereignty Network, with sponsorship provided by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, the Wallenberg Academy of Fellows and The Swedish Research Council. The summit was held on 14 November 2016 in the Fale Pasifika building at The University of Auckland. The purpose was to bring together diverse stakeholders from Aotearoa/NZ and overseas to stimulate discussion on the topic of Indigenous Data Sovereignty (ID-Sov), and share insights on the application of ID-Sov in a range of national and local settings. Link to the summary report is here.