About Us
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Collective Benefit.
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Authority to Control.
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Responsibility.
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Ethics.
D4I is attempting to solve the problem of extractive data processes and allow tribes to use data for their own benefit, health, economic, and political capital.
The Tribal Data Repository is being led by a team of Indigenous investigators and trusted partners across the United States. It will be made up of de-identified data that was collected as part of RADx-UP projects funded by the National Institutes of Health. RADx-UP was a rapid-response initiative focused on reducing COVID-19 disparities in communities most affected by the pandemic, including Indigenous communities.
The TDR presents an opportunity to engage Tribal Nations and Indigenous experts to establish a novel and innovative IDSov ethical framework that safeguards Tribal data while respecting and honoring the sovereignty of Tribal Nations and Indigenous Peoples globally through operationalizing CARE principles alongside the FAIR principles of data governance.
The TDR’s goals are to:
