Reclaiming the Data: Indigenous Data Sovereignty and the Rise of Community-Controlled Technology

From the Māori of Aotearoa New Zealand to First Nations communities in Canada, from Amazonian indigenous federations to Aboriginal Australians, a global movement is asserting that communities — not states, universities, or corporations — should own, control, and benefit from data generated about indigenous lives. This review of 28 sources maps the principles, platforms, and politics of indigenous data sovereignty across four continents.