Indigenous Data Trusts

Sustainable Infrastructure

• A data trust is a legal and organizational framework that enables communities to govern and manage their data, especially regarding their cultural heritage, environment, and biodiversity

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Community Controlled

• Data trusts allow Indigenous communities to retain control over data related to their land, culture, and environment, ensuring their knowledge is safeguarded and used only for the community’s benefit.

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Indigenous Data Sovereignty

• Data Trusts center the right of Indigenous communities to control and govern data related to culture, land, and biodiversity, and which is essential for Indigenous data futures.

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Place Based

• Place-based governance ensures decisions are rooted in local knowledge, wisdom and protocols, reflecting the community’s cultural and environmental contexts to foster resilience and sustainable use of the data

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Fair & Care Principles 

• Data trusts for Indigenous communities are rooted in the CARE and FAIR principles to ensure data governance aligns with the values and needs of Indigenous peoples.