Our Research Lab
The Indigenous Data Law Lab at NYU is an initiative designed to provide legal support around AI innovation, data interventions, research, education and training that advance Indigenous Peoples’ data rights.
At the Indigenous Data Law Lab we are focused on the development and implementation of new and innovative legal approaches to Indigenous control of data that also supports the finding and re-aggregation of Indigenous data. Our three priority areas are: Indigenous data Sovereignty agreements, the development of legal and technological frameworks for Indigenous data trusts and continued work on the Indigenous Data Tech Stack that includes a search engine to find disaggregated Indigenous data from cultural and science institutions, including universities.
The Team
Our team consists of dedicated researchers, legal experts, and indigenous community representatives who work collaboratively to address the complex challenges of data rights.
Jane Anderson
Lab Director
Jane Anderson leads the Indigenous Data Law Lab, bringing years of experience in Indigenous cultural property law and policy.
Maui Hudson
Senior Researcher
Maui Hudson (Whakatōhea, Ngāruahine, Te Māhurehure) is an interdisciplinary researcher in Indigenous ethics, data sovereignty, mātauranga Māori and science.
Erin Robinson
Research Fellow
Erin Robinson is a sociotechnical infrastructure designer, community facilitator, and the CEO of Metadata Game Changers. With a Ph.D. in Information Science from CU Boulder and over two decades of experience in Earth and environmental science data
Maheata White Davies
Research Fellow
Maheata White Davies (Raiatea, French Polynesia) served as an advisor to the Vice President and Minister of Economy in the French Polynesian government.
Nathaniel Cummings-Lambert
Pre-Doctoral Fellow
Nathaniel Cummings-Lambert (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) is a PhD candidate in Sociocultural Anthropology at NYU and an NYU Predoctoral Fellow at the Indigenous Data Law Lab.
Nathaniel Cummings-Lambert
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Cassidy Schoenfelder (Oglála Sioux Tribe; mixed European descent) is an Indigenous geohumanities scholar and PhD Candidate in geography at the University of Arizona (Tohono O'o'dham and Pascua Yaqui lands), born and raised in Hé Sápa, the Black Hills of South Dakota. She holds a bachelor's degree in art from the University of Montana and a master's degree in art history from the University of Oregon.