Positionality and Indigenous Data Sovereignty in Critical Data Work
Positioning Ourselves for
Critical Data Work
Negeen Aghassibake
Justin Joque
Megan Ozeran
Angela Zoss
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Explore how histories and practices of data work reify systems of
oppression
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Amplify and engage with the work of people who push back
against these systems
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Reflect on our own positionality in these systems
Goals
“Positionality is the notion that personal values, views, and location in time
and space influence how one understands the world…
Issues of positionality challenge the notions of value-free research that
have dismissed human subjectivity from the processes that generate
knowledge and identities.”
Positionality
Sánchez, L.
(2010).
Positionality
. In B. Warf (Ed.),
Encyclopedia of geography
. SAGE Publications, Inc.
Erasure
“One of the ways that there is a continuing genocide against American
Indians/Alaska Natives is through data. When we are invisible in the
data, we no longer exist. When I see an asterisk that says "not
statistically significant," or they lump us together with Pacific Islanders
and Asian Americans — you can't lump racial groups together. That is
bad data practice.”
Abigail Echo Hawk,
Art and Science of Decolonizing Data
Harm through data work
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Erasure
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Abigail Echo-Hawk on the art and science of 'decolonizing data'
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Data Disaggregation | NCAI
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The Spectre in the Archive: Truth, Reconciliation, and Indigenous Archival Memory
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Misrepresentation / Exclusion
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Indigenous Identity: More Than “Something Else”
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Indigital - Australia's First Indigenous Tech Education Company
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tdvnet.com | Welcome
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Devaluing of other ways of knowing
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Mapping Indigenous Depth of Place | American Indian Culture and Research Journal
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Imagining: Creating Spaces for Indigenous Ontologies
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Does Information Really Want to be Free? Indigenous Knowledge Systems and the Question of Openness | Christen
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Stealing data
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Indigenous Data Sovereignty: Toward an agenda
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After the Return: Digital Repatriation and the Circulation of Indigenous Knowledge | Museum Anthropology Review
Indigenous data sovereignty
“...indigenous peoples have inherent and inalienable rights relating to
the collection, ownership and application of data about them, and
about their lifeways and territories.”
Kukutai, T., & Taylor, J. (Eds.). (2016).
Indigenous Data Sovereignty: Toward an agenda
. ANU Press.
Reflecting on our positionality
Our homes and the institutions where we work inhabit space that was
stolen, often violently, from people whose ancestors are still here and
thriving, and who are often continuing their stewardship of the land
despite ongoing colonial structures that exploit it.
Positionality Exercise
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Encourage reflection on land and positionality
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Engage with our participation in systems of oppression
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Collect resources for further study
bit.ly/vtf-position
Hi everyone. I’m Angela Zoss. I’m happy to join Justin in welcoming you to our symposium. I’m sure we’re all excited about our upcoming keynote presentation by Jonathan Cain, but as we begin our time here together, we think it’s important to position ourselves and consider what we bring to the work we’ll be doing here. This introduction and exercise was created by a subteam of VTF members, including Negeen Aghassibake, Justin Joque, Megan Ozeran, and myself.
Explore the impact of positionality on data work, challenge notions of value-free research, and address issues of erasure and harm in Indigenous data sovereignty. Reflect on how personal values and experiences influence data understanding, and consider the rights of Indigenous peoples in owning and applying data about their lifeways and territories.
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Positioning Ourselves for Critical Data Work Negeen Aghassibake Justin Joque Megan Ozeran Angela Zoss
Goals Explore how histories and practices of data work reify systems of oppression Amplify and engage with the work of people who push back against these systems Reflect on our own positionality in these systems
Positionality Positionality is the notion that personal values, views, and location in time and space influence how one understands the world Issues of positionality challenge the notions of value-free research that have dismissed human subjectivity from the processes that generate knowledge and identities. S nchez, L. (2010). Positionality. In B. Warf (Ed.), Encyclopedia of geography. SAGE Publications, Inc.
Erasure One of the ways that there is a continuing genocide against American Indians/Alaska Natives is through data. When we are invisible in the data, we no longer exist. When I see an asterisk that says "not statistically significant," or they lump us together with Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans you can't lump racial groups together. That is bad data practice. Abigail Echo Hawk, Art and Science of Decolonizing Data
Harm through data work Erasure Misrepresentation / Exclusion Indigenous Identity: More Than Something Else Indigital - Australia's First Indigenous Tech Education Company tdvnet.com | Welcome Devaluing of other ways of knowing Mapping Indigenous Depth of Place | American Indian Culture and Research Journal Imagining: Creating Spaces for Indigenous Ontologies Does Information Really Want to be Free? Indigenous Knowledge Systems and the Question of Openness | Christen Stealing data Indigenous Data Sovereignty: Toward an agenda After the Return: Digital Repatriation and the Circulation of Indigenous Knowledge | Museum Anthropology Review Abigail Echo-Hawk on the art and science of 'decolonizing data' Data Disaggregation | NCAI The Spectre in the Archive: Truth, Reconciliation, and Indigenous Archival Memory
Indigenous data sovereignty ...indigenous peoples have inherent and inalienable rights relating to the collection, ownership and application of data about them, and about their lifeways and territories. Kukutai, T., & Taylor, J. (Eds.). (2016). Indigenous Data Sovereignty: Toward an agenda. ANU Press.
Reflecting on our positionality Our homes and the institutions where we work inhabit space that was stolen, often violently, from people whose ancestors are still here and thriving, and who are often continuing their stewardship of the land despite ongoing colonial structures that exploit it.
Positionality Exercise Encourage reflection on land and positionality Engage with our participation in systems of oppression Collect resources for further study bit.ly/vtf-position
