| ALISHA L. MURPHY (Navajo/Diné), PhD Candidate, Economist at the Navajo Nation Division of Economic Development &

| CAROL ANNE HILTON (Hesquiaht First Nation), MA, Founder and CEO of the Indigenomics Institute & the Global Centre of Indigenomics &

| JESSICA ERICKSON (Binche Whut’en First Nation and Indian Ethnicity), BA , Founder and Owner of Inzana Consulting &

| JACQUELINE QUINLESS, PHD, Adjunct Sociology Professor at the University of Victoria and Senior Advisor for the Global Centre of Indigenomics

Government-sanctioned policies of assimilation and the illegal expropriation of lands were and continue to be attempts by the colonial state to suppress and extinguish Indigenous economies and eradicate Indigenous communities and nations. Decolonizing and Indigenizing data is necessary to strengthen sustainable Indigenous Economies. Decolonizing economic frameworks and data transcends beyond measuring just monetary and economic gains at the expense of Indigenous community well-being. Indigenomics shifts the power center to prioritize equitable distribution and environmental sustainability which counters current Western-centric models of economic progress while moving away from the harmful limitations of a single, dominant worldview. In this paper, we apply a decolonial perspective with respect to economic and social data as a critical precursor to economic determination in the context of Indigenous local economies. Indigenomics upholds a holistic approach to well-being that is not limited to economic prosperity but grows from the interwoven tapestry of individuals, communities, and vast experiences that the data aims to benefit. We discuss an Indigenomics Economic Freedom Index as a more holistic, community-centered understanding of the experience of well-being that incorporates Indigenous business structures and expansion of space for cultural heritage, traditional values and governance, social cooperation, environmental stewardship, and community resilience. This paper also addresses culture, gender, and wealth creation at the intersection of the Indigenous economy in a way that values the process of the decolonization of Indigenous economic data in the measure of various forms of capital, that support economic determination and long-term sustainable and generational economic wealth creation for Indigenous peoples and communities.