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Data Do's and Dont's:
A Primer on Indigenous Data Sovereignty
Data Do's and Don'ts: A Primer on Indigenous Data Sovereignty offers a practical guide for researchers, institutions and allies to understand the fundamentals of Indigenous Data Sovereignty. This illustrated guide works through the legal foundations of Indigenous governance of data, the importance of provenance, Indigenous communities' governance and authority over their data, approaches to data collection and consent and storage, infrastructure and access.
Anderson, J., & Smith, V. (2026). Data Do’s and Don’ts: A Primer on Indigenous Data Sovereignty. NSF CBIKS; NYU Indigenous Data Law Lab.
© 2026 The Authors. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
doi.org/10.7275/3tn2-he45


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