24 March 2025 | 9:00 - 12:00 (MDT)
Open Session - Hybrid
Room: Relocated to the 5th Floor Lounge (take elevator near the UMC Front Desk to the 5th floor). The Indigenous Pavilion tents are temporarily not in use due to high winds.
Organiser: Tatiana Degai (University of Victoria)
Zoom link to the Open Session (password-protected)
The password needed to connect to the session will be distributed the day prior to the start of the sessions to all registered conference participants. Further guidelines on how to participate virtually in the ASSW 2025 can be found on the ASSW 2025 website.
Event Description:
(with hybrid participation, with Russian-English translation)
This 3 hour side event will start with several keynote storytellers followed by an open discussion and talking circle on the diverse ways and approaches to Indigenous data governance issues. We will focus on the following questions: what is an Indigenous dataset, what are the ethical ways to work with Indigenous data and how should Arctic researchers ensure Indigenous rights to own, control, access, and steward data about their People, communities, lands, and culture.
Keynote speakers:
- Dominique David-Chavez, Arawak Taíno
- Vyacheslav Shadrin - Yukagir
- Haliehana Stepetin - Unangax
- Naluturuk Weetaluktuk - Inuit
- Rune Fjellheim - Saami
- Bridget Laroque - Metis