Cheryl Ellenwood
In this presentation, we introduce the Indigenous Data Alliance. The Indigenous Data Alliance (IDA) is a new independent non-profit organization catalyzing change through data and policy by Indigenous Peoples for Indigenous Peoples on Indigenous lands and water. We are an Indigenous women-led community of data scientists, researchers, policy analysts, and relatives. IDA creates an alliance among three existing organizations that have been leading this work in what is currently called the United States for the last decade: the US Indigenous Data Sovereignty Network, the Collaboratory for Indigenous Data Governance, and the Data Warriors Lab. Our mission is to activate Indigenous Data Sovereignty to reclaim data, policy, people, and lands through Indigenous hands. Our vision is for all Tribal Nations and Indigenous Peoples in every region of the US and its territories to assert their rights of IDSov. Co-Founders of IDA will share exciting updates and opportunities for engagement.