Indigenous Data Sovereignty, the CARE Principles, and the Traditional Knowledge and Biocultural Notices: Responsibilities for Researchers in Archaeological Data Collection

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This is an abstract from the "Refining Archaeological Data Collection and Management to Achieve Greater Scientific, Traditional, and Educational Values" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Extractive and unethical research practices led to the accumulation of Indigenous collections in vast national repositories that have missing, incomplete, and impoverished records and metadata. The articulation of Indigenous Peoples’ rights and interests in data about their peoples, communities, cultures, and territories is directed toward reclaiming control of data, data ecosystems, and data narratives in the context of open data and open science. The people and purpose-oriented CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance (Collective Benefit, Authority to Control, Responsibility, and Ethics) reflect the crucial role of data in advancing innovation, governance, and self-determination among Indigenous Peoples. This paper will focus on the CARE Principles and identify practical tools for implementing these alongside the FAIR Principles in the context of archeological data. It will discuss how specific mechanisms, like the Traditional Knowledge (TK) and Biocultural (BC) Labels and Notices, function as examples of practical tools that actively support the adoption and implementation of CARE across institutions and data repositories. The objective of this paper is to address researcher responsibilities around Indigenous Data Sovereignty, and to identify tools and mechanisms that can create new standards for equitable practices around Indigenous data within CRM contexts.

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• Society for American Archaeology 86th Annual Meeting, Online (2021)   •
• Refining Archaeological Data Collection and Management to Achieve Greater Scientific, Traditional, and Educational Values

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Abstract Id(s): 32815