In our introductory post to our Practicing Data Equity series, we mentioned that research institutions, especially research intensive or predominantly white institutions, often wield inequitable power in research partnerships with communities. Historically research projects across disciplines have also caused harm to communities by sharing data or findings inappropriately, fundamentally misrepresenting communities, or ignoring community agency and input. This applies as well to data or digital collections that may make data from such projects available to researchers and other data users. The CARE Principles provide a great framework for thinking through key considerations of data management and sharing with, specifically in the case of these principles, indigenous communities. We’ve included information below introducing the principles, but encourage everyone to read them fully on their website.
