The CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance guide appropriate use and reuse of Indigenous data. This set of principles indicates the significant and crucial role of data in advancing Indigenous innovation and self-determination.
Collective benefit
Data ecosystems should be designed and function in ways that enable Indigenous Peoples to derive benefit from the data.
Authority to control
Indigenous Peoples' rights and interests in Indigenous data must be recognised and their authority to control such data should be empowered. Indigenous data governance enables Indigenous Peoples to determine how they are represented within data.
Responsibility
Those working with Indigenous data have a responsibility to share how this data is used to support Indigenous Peoples' self-determination and collective benefit.
Ethics
Indigenous Peoples' rights and wellbeing should be the primary concern at all stages of the data life cycle.
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