Publications

Access research papers, reports, and other publications related to Indigenous data governance, infrastructure development, and community-led data initiatives.

A/HRC/60/66: Right of Indigenous Peoples to data, including with regard to data collection and disaggregation.

Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP)

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

2025-08-06

Current Data Governance Models lack clear recognition of Indigenous jurisdiction over data.
IDN

Smith, K., & Clarke, A.

Caring for Indigenous data in museums and research, Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, Paris.

2025-11-27

Data Catalog Vocabulary (DCAT) — Version 3 (W3C Recommendation)

World Wide Web Consortium

2024-08-22

Developing and Adopting Indigenous Data Governance Frameworks: A report of the Indigenous Data Network Roundtable 2024 (Version 1)
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LANGTON, M., SMITH, K., Clarke, A., Murray, L.-C., Curkpatrick, S., MURRAY, L., Corporal, S., Bones, J., Lee, A., Reweti, E., Gray, A., & RITTE, R.

The University of Melbourne

2026

Empowering communities through data literacy: A qualitative study exploring Indigenous Australian perceptions, engagement and understanding of data.
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Cook B., Corporal S., Aleckson J., Blackman R., Kefford G., Lovell D., Mengersen K.

The Journal of Community Informatics, 20(1), 5707.

2024

Five Safes: Designing data access for research

Desai, T., Ritchie, F., & Welpton, R.

Economics Working Paper Series 1601. University of the West of England, Bristol

2016

Framework for the Governance of Indigenous Data: HASS and Indigenous Research Data Commons
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Langton, M., McLellan, R., Fewster, J., & Smith, K.

Australian Research Data Commons

2026

Guidelines for First Nations Collection Description

Raven, Tui.

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS), the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL), CAVAL, National and State Libraries Australasia (NSLA)

2023

IDN Catalogue Profile specification
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Indigenous Data Network

The University of Melbourne

2025

IDN Roundtable: Developing & Adopting Indigenous Data Governance Frameworks Defining Indigenous Data
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Indigenous Data Network

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

2024-04-04

IDN Themes vocabulary
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Indigenous Data Network

The University of Melbourne

2025

Improving Indigenous Data Capabilities in Indigenous Organisations: A report of the Indigenous Data Network Roundtable 2022.
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LANGTON, M., SMITH, K., Murray, L.-C., Curkpatrick, S., Clarke, A., Corporal, S., RITTE, R., MURRAY, L., Bones, J., Lee, A., & Reweti, E.

2026

Indigenous Data Governance in Australia: Towards a national framework.
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Rose, J., Langton, M., Smith, K., & Clinch, D.

The International Indigenous Policy Journal, 14(1), 1–30.

2023

Indigenous data sovereignty: Toward an agenda

Kukutai, T., & Taylor, J. (Eds.).

ANU Press

2016

ODRL Vocabulary & Expression 2.2 (W3C Recommendation)

Iannella, R., Steidl, M., Myles, S., & Rodríguez-Doncel, V.

World Wide Web Consortium

2018-02-15

Operationalizing the CARE and FAIR principles for Indigenous data futures

Carroll S. R., Herczog E., Hudson M., et al.

Scientific Data, 8(1), 108

2021

Practical guidelines for Indigenous research: lessons from a case study exploring data literacy in our local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
IDN

Cook B., Corporal S., Mengersen K.

lterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples

2025

Taking Control of Our Data: A Discussion Paper on Indigenous Data Governance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and Communities

Lowitja Institute

Discussion Paper, Melbourne

2024

The CARE principles for Indigenous data governance

Carroll S. R., Garba I., Figueroa-Rodríguez O., Holbrook J., Lovett R., Materechera S., Parsons M., Raseroka K., Rodriguez-Lonebear D., Rowe R.

Data Science Journal, 19(1), 43

2020

The FAIR guiding principles for scientific data management and stewardship

Wilkinson, M. D., Dumontier, M., Aalbersberg, I. J., Appleton, G., Axton, M., Baak, A., Blomberg, N., et al.

Scientific Data, 3, 160018

2016

The Future Impact of Artificial Intelligence on First Nations Communities: Opportunities and Risks

Turner, K.

Paul Ramsay Foundation Fellowship Report, Brotherhood of St Laurence, Melbourne, Victoria

2025

The TRUST Principles for digital repositories

Lin, D., Crabtree, J., Dillo, I., Downs, R. R., Edmunds, R., Giaretta, D., De Giusti, M., et al.

Scientific Data, 7*, 144

2020

WHO guideline on data integrity

World Health Organization

Annex 4, WHO Technical Report Series, No. 1033

2021

The Indigenous Data Network acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work and live. We pay respect to their Elders, past and present, and the place of Indigenous Knowledge in the academy and beyond. We acknowledge and respect that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have always used resources from the land and waters for nourishment, medicine and healing.