With increasing recognition of the value of Indigenous knowledge, and awareness of the fact that it is not well supported by the current research infrastructure, this session will look at best practices for working with Indigenous communities to create digital collections that meet their needs. This includes, for example, consideration of data sovereignty, privacy issues, and other acknowledgements of the complexity of Indigenous knowledge. Also important are tenhancing the supporting standards and practices to enable the discovery and use of digital collections.
With increasing recognition of the value of Indigenous knowledge, and awareness of the fact that it is not well supported by the current research infrastructure, this session will look at best practices for working with Indigenous communities to create digital collections that meet their needs. This includes, for example, consideration of data sovereignty, privacy issues, and other acknowledgements of the complexity of Indigenous knowledge. Also important are tenhancing the supporting standards and practices to enable the discovery and use of digital collections.