Indigenous peoples' data during COVID-19 : from external to internal

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2021-03-29

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This paper explores the particular issues that COVID-19 has highlighted for Indigenous Peoples, focusing on governance. While Indigenous Peoples need timely, relevant, high-quality data to inform their own pandemic response, the collection and use of such data are not without risk. Global disease trackers quantifying the size, spread, and distribution of COVID-19 illustrate the power of data during the pandemic. There are dual concerns about the availability and suppression of COVID-19 data: due to historic and ongoing racism and exclusion, publicly available data can be both beneficial and harmful. Indigenous Data Sovereignty draws upon the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

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INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, COVID-19, OPEN DATA, SOVEREIGNTY, SURVEILLANCE, DATA COLLECTION, VULNERABLE GROUPS, HUMAN RIGHTS, DATA MINING, RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, GLOBAL

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/60538

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2020-2029 / Années 2020-2029
Research Results (OD4D) / Résultats de recherche (DOD)