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Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Universities Communiqué

About this research

This communiqué was developed by the Indigenous Data Sovereignty Collab held at the 10th International Indigenous Research Conference (IIRC22), 15-18 November 2022. Hosted by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Centre of Research Excellence, IIRC has a well established reputation as a premiere international Indigenous conference.

Researchers: The IIRC22 IDSov Collab included: Vanessa Clark (Waikato; Ngāti Tiipa, Ngāti Tahinga, Ngāti Āmaru), Donna Cormack (Kai Tahu, Kāti Mamoe), Petera Hudson (Te Whakatōhea), JacquieKidd (Ngāpuhi), Tahu Kukutai (Ngāti Tiipa, Ngāti Māhanga, Ngāti Kinohaku, Te Aupōuri), Kevin Lujan Lee (Chamoru, familian Capili), Ella Newbold (Ngāti Tiipa, Ngāti Porou, NgātiPāoa), Hannah Rapata (Kāi Tahu), Ernestynne Walsh (Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui), Emma West; Margaret (Nikal) Yun-Pu (Tu (Kabala'an)).

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