ABSTRACT
The Indigenous Data Sovereignty movement asserts that Indigenous Peoples ought to control the collection and use of data by and about them, for their own purposes and in alignment with their collective right to self-determination. This aspiration shares a central commonality with the national and international discourse on data sovereignty, but also reflects the unique status of Indigenous Peoples under domestic and international law and policy. This chapter discusses the policies that inform the concept of data sovereignty, as well as the epistemic practices that have shaped the discourse of data sovereignty. The chapter explores how Indigenous data governance can effectuate self-determination despite the continuing legacy of colonialism and epistemic injustice.
