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Governance of Indigenous data in open earth systems science

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  • Lydia Jennings

    (University of Arizona
    University of Arizona
    Arizona State University)

  • Katherine Jones

    (Battelle)

  • Riley Taitingfong

    (University of Arizona)

  • Andrew Martinez

    (University of Arizona)

  • Dominique David-Chavez

    (Dept. of Forest & Rangeland Stewardship)

  • Rosanna ʻAnolani Alegado

    (University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa)

  • Adrien Tofighi-Niaki

    (Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA-UAB))

  • Julie Maldonado

    (Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network)

  • Bill Thomas

    (Hawaiʻi (Kanaka maoli). NOAA Inouye Regional Center NOS/Office for Coastal Management-Pacific Islands)

  • Dennis Dye

    (Land of Southern Tiwa people (Sandia and Isleta Pueblos). Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute)

  • Jeff Weber

    (Hinono’eino’ (Arapaho) and Tsistsistas (Cheyenne) traditional homelands. University Corporation for Atmospheric Research)

  • Katie V. Spellman

    (International Arctic Research Center)

  • Scott Ketchum

    (and now the Chikashsha (Chickasaw Nation). East Central University)

  • Ruth Duerr

    (Ronin Institute for Independent Scholarship)

  • Noor Johnson

    (University of Colorado Boulder)

  • Jennifer Balch

    (University of Colorado Boulder)

  • Stephanie Russo Carroll

    (University of Arizona
    University of Arizona)

Abstract

In the age of big data and open science, what processes are needed to follow open science protocols while upholding Indigenous Peoples’ rights? The Earth Data Relations Working Group (EDRWG), convened to address this question and envision a research landscape that acknowledges the legacy of extractive practices and embraces new norms across Earth science institutions and open science research. Using the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) as an example, the EDRWG recommends actions, applicable across all phases of the data lifecycle, that recognize the sovereign rights of Indigenous Peoples and support better research across all Earth Sciences.

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  • Lydia Jennings & Katherine Jones & Riley Taitingfong & Andrew Martinez & Dominique David-Chavez & Rosanna ʻAnolani Alegado & Adrien Tofighi-Niaki & Julie Maldonado & Bill Thomas & Dennis Dye & Jeff We, 2025. "Governance of Indigenous data in open earth systems science," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 16(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:16:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-53480-2
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53480-2
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