Charlotte Moar & Duncan Loxton Office of Scholarly Communication, UTS Library

1. ATSIDAAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Data Archive -Indigenous research data and Indigenous knowledge Charlotte Moar & Duncan Loxton Office of Scholarly Communication,UTS Library

2. AIATSIS map of Aboriginal Australia

3. established in 2008 by UTS to provide a digital repository        for research data relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait        Islander people • invitation was a result of research on the development of protocols in the library and information resources field • research related to increasing the active involvement of Indigenous people in the management of their cultural heritage materials in libraries and archives • statistical and social sciences data – digital images, video/sound recordings, field notes, observations, transcripts and other records and information -  includes Indigenous knowledge and sacred/secret information. 

4. collection and preservation of research data - for future reuse and further analysis • enables access to research data for Indigenous communities – historically this has not been the case • ensures Indigenous communities remain connected and continue to have a say in the management of their knowledge and cultural heritage that is documented in research data • repatriation of research resources and data • returns Indigenous knowledge documented in research project that has significant cultural importance to Indigenous communities

5. Indigenous Knowledge (IK) is utilised in environmental resource management and health research (traditional or bush medicines) - climate change, health of our river systems • IK recovered or regenerated during research projects that incorporate historical materials may be used for memory triggers   • archival material documenting aspects of IK can perform an instrumental function to bolster Native Title claims • benefits that arise for communities - revitalisation of languages, cultural practices, Indigenous well-being & social cohesion • economic  value

6. ATSIDA Protocols • best practice framework for the management of research data. • guided by three overarching principles - Respect, Trust, Engagement • ethics approval / ethical research practice.  • consult with/ involve Indigenous people and communities in research about them • free prior and informed consent (FPIC) • benefits sharing

7. Indigenous peoples have the right to maintain, control, protect and develop their cultural heritage, traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions, as well as the manifestations of their sciences, technologies and cultures, including human and genetic resources, seeds, medicines, knowledge of the properties of fauna and flora, oral traditions, literatures, designs, sports and traditional games and visual and performing arts. They also have the right to maintain, control, protect and develop their intellectual property over such cultural heritage, traditional knowledge, and traditional cultural expressions.Article 31, UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous people  a

8. Case Study 1: Field notes (circa-  1959) - Jeremy BECKETT   • collection of songs and stories from the Torres Strait Islands recorded in Kala Lagaw Ya and Meriam Mir  • significant cultural heritage value to the Torres Strait Islander communityand wider community   • facilitated consultations to negotiate access and return of a selection of the short stories to traditional custodians  • reconnect communities to cultural heritage materials • revitalises languages, stories, songs & cultural practices

9. Case Study 2:  oral history collection - Jeremy BECKETT • collection of interviews with prominent Elder Torres Strait Islander Statesman • recorded in English, Torres Strait Creole, and Meriam Mir language of the Eastern Torres Strait Islands  • descriptions of  island life and significant historical events during late 1800's-1900's  • rich in genealogies and cultural knowledge • significant cultural and historical value to the Torres Strait Islander and wider community   • valuable resource for researchers, educators and communities to develop research and contribute to Indigenous knowledge

10. Learnings  •  things take time • learning by doing (lessons in the doing) • be flexible • listen – ongoing conversation • local knowledge • always be respectful 

11. The question then, for those of us who care, is: how do we support the work that needs to be done? How do we create space for conversations to take place, for dialogue to develop, for trust to grow? How do we learn to listen respectfully and reflect? How do we manage to keep from feeling threatened when some of the basic values that we hold self-evident are fundamentally challenged? What will it take to transform the information practices, policies and procedures around Indigenous information and knowledge held outside Indigenous communities? -Allison Boucher Krebs Native America’s twenty-first-century right to know, Springer 2012

12. Indigenous peoples have inherent and inalienable rights relating to the collection, ownership and application of data about them, and about their lifeways and territories. Indigenous Data Sovereignty; Towards an agenda ANU Press

13. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Data Sovereignty Collective US Indigenous Data Sovereignty Network Te Mana Raraunga MĀORI Data Sovereignty Network International Indigenous Data Sovereignty Interest Group

14. View research management as a co-production • Be flexible, maximise ownership • Proactive relationships take time and effort. • Develop cultural competencies, invest time • Classify roles and expectations  • Use local expertise • Do no harm View collaborators as co-creators • Collaboration is formal and informal; • Always an ongoing conversation • Active governance, share power

15. Longest journey is from our head to our hearts a

16. Cultural Competence - Aboriginal Sydney Coursera MOOC USYD National Centre for Cultural Competence Building Indigenous Services and Collections in Libraries Masterclass - Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research (JIIER), UTS @kirstythorpe @Laureneiko

17. Thank you