Indigenous Data Sovereignty in Heritage Digitization: Governance Models

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Source: NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Published: 19 Jul 2026
Authors: Kabiga Chelule Kwemoi

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ABSTRACT Indigenous data sovereignty (IDS) has emerged as a critical framework for reasserting Indigenous control over the collection, ownership, access, and use of data, particularly within heritage digitization initiatives. As museums, archives, and libraries increasingly convert physical cultural materials into digital formats, questions of governance, authority, and ethical stewardship have become central to debates on cultural preservation and representation. This paper examines governance models that operationalize IDS in heritage digitization, including community-led, collaborative, federated, and access-controlled frameworks. It highlights how these models negotiate tensions between…

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