{"id":18504,"date":"2025-10-23T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T00:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/?p=18504"},"modified":"2025-10-23T09:54:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T23:54:36","slug":"who-owns-our-knowledge-indigenous-data-sovereignty-and-open-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/2025\/10\/23\/who-owns-our-knowledge-indigenous-data-sovereignty-and-open-access\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Owns Our Knowledge? Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Open Access"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we reflect on the 2025 Open Access Week theme, <\/span>“Who Owns Our Knowledge?”<\/span>, <\/span>Indigenous Data Sovereignty<\/span><\/a> (IDS) offers a critical lens through which to explore this question. IDS refers to the rights of Indigenous Peoples to govern the collection, ownership and application of data about their communities, cultures, lands and knowledges.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Indigenous communities have long experienced the extraction of their knowledge and data, including culturally sensitive information, often without <\/span>consent, context, or benefit<\/span><\/a>. IDS principles challenge this colonial legacy by emphasising <\/span>community control<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>cultural protocols<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>ethical stewardship<\/span><\/a> of knowledge.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Open access and open data does not need to come at the cost of responsible research. The <\/span>CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance<\/span><\/a> of Collective benefit, Authority to control, Responsibility, and Ethics, are central to this. They guide data governance in ways that prioritise Indigenous rights and interests, by supporting data use that is open when appropriate, accountable, approved by and beneficial to the communities involved.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

IDS and CARE Principles remind us that openness in research is not just about access to information, it\u2019s about building partnerships that reflect Indigenous communities\u2019 values and priorities, with shared benefits and responsibilities. By centring Indigenous voices and governance in Indigenous research practices, we can help develop more inclusive models of knowledge and open access.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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