Governance of Indigenous data in open earth systems science

Lydia Jennings (), Katherine Jones, Riley Taitingfong, Andrew Martinez, Dominique David-Chavez, Rosanna ʻAnolani Alegado, Adrien Tofighi-Niaki, Julie Maldonado, Bill Thomas, Dennis Dye, Jeff Weber, Katie V. Spellman, Scott Ketchum, Ruth Duerr, Noor Johnson, Jennifer Balch and Stephanie Russo Carroll
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Lydia Jennings: University of Arizona
Katherine Jones: Battelle
Riley Taitingfong: University of Arizona
Andrew Martinez: University of Arizona
Dominique David-Chavez: Dept. of Forest & Rangeland Stewardship
Rosanna ʻAnolani Alegado: University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa
Adrien Tofighi-Niaki: Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA-UAB)
Julie Maldonado: Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network
Bill Thomas: Hawaiʻi (Kanaka maoli). NOAA Inouye Regional Center NOS/Office for Coastal Management-Pacific Islands
Dennis Dye: Land of Southern Tiwa people (Sandia and Isleta Pueblos). Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
Jeff Weber: Hinono’eino’ (Arapaho) and Tsistsistas (Cheyenne) traditional homelands. University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Katie V. Spellman: International Arctic Research Center
Scott Ketchum: and now the Chikashsha (Chickasaw Nation). East Central University
Ruth Duerr: Ronin Institute for Independent Scholarship
Noor Johnson: University of Colorado Boulder
Jennifer Balch: University of Colorado Boulder
Stephanie Russo Carroll: University of Arizona

Nature Communications, 2025, vol. 16, issue 1, 1-9

Abstract: Abstract In the age of big data and open science, what processes are needed to follow open science protocols while upholding Indigenous Peoples’ rights? The Earth Data Relations Working Group (EDRWG), convened to address this question and envision a research landscape that acknowledges the legacy of extractive practices and embraces new norms across Earth science institutions and open science research. Using the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) as an example, the EDRWG recommends actions, applicable across all phases of the data lifecycle, that recognize the sovereign rights of Indigenous Peoples and support better research across all Earth Sciences.

Date: 2025
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