Dubbo - Community Workshop for Closing the Gap Priority Reform 4

It's time to tell our story our way. Aboriginal Data Governance is essential for re-writing the narratives that have been told about us. It can also be a tool for empowerment, shared decision making, community-led solutions and accountability.

Note: this event is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of NSW only.

Description

Within this workshop, the PR4 Team will provide an overview on what we heard during last year's community workshops for Aboriginal Data Governance. We will then talk through what it could look like for communities to develop and practice their own Aboriginal Data Governance, including what reforms and resources might be needed to support this in NSW.

Event Details

Date & Time: Thursday May 9th from 10.00am to 2.00pm

Location: Western Plains Cultural Centre - 76 Wingewarra St, Dubbo

Morning tea & lunch will be provided!

Key Concepts

Aboriginal data can include our Lore, knowledges, stories, customs, arts and ways of life. It can include any information or knowledge which is about and may affect Aboriginal peoples both collectively and individually.

Aboriginal Data Governance refers to the ways in which Aboriginal people can exercise ownership and control over Aboriginal data, for example, how it is collected, interpreted, accessed, stored.

Note: Although we are currently using the terminology of 'Aboriginal Data Governance' in the context of this project, the PR4 Team does not wish to exclude Torres Strait Islander community members from participating in and sharing their perspectives within this workshop.

Your Data Sovereignty

Input for our workshops can be recorded in a number of ways; attendees can provide their informed consent for audio recordings, note-taking or to express their views of butchers' paper. For more information on how we collect and handle information gathered during our workshops, please reach out to us at AboriginalDataSovereignty@alc.org.au.

Artwork

Adapted from a commissioned piece by Yugilla-Mydni Swan (Kamilaroi, Gugu-Badhun, Mitakoodi)

'Data Sovereignty is our sovereign right to our own data. Our knowledges have existed, been maintained and protected for millenia through cultural practices. Aboriginal Data Sovereignty is the continuation of this practice within a digital age. This artwork represents transferral and sharing of knowledges with message sticks, data lines moving between communities. Knowledges are connected through traditions, community, country and culture.'

Copyright: NSW Aboriginal Land Council, used under standard licence to NSW CAPO.