Year: 2025
Type: review
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. Using the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) as an example, this perspective discusses actions that recognize the sovereign rights of Indigenous Peoples and support better research across all Earth Sciences.
Source: Nature Communications
Authors: 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, Stephanie Russo Carroll
Institutions: University of Arizona, Arizona State University, National Ecological Observatory Network, Colorado State University, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, University of Hawaii System, University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Pacific Islands Regional Office, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, University of Alaska Fairbanks, International Arctic Research Center, East Central University, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Chickasaw Nation, Ronin Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, National Snow and Ice Data Center, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $6,990
Funder: National Science Foundation
OpenAlex ID: W4406233744