Kara-Kichwa Data Sovereignty Framework: Reference Point for Indigenous Data Authority Renaissances in LAC

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Source: arXiv
Published: 10 Jan 2026
Authors: WariNkwi K. Flores, KunTikzi Flores, Rosa M. Panama, KayaKanti Alta

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For Indigenous Peoples of the Apya Yala (or Abya Yala), particularly in the Kara and Kichwa citizens of the Pan-Andean-Amazonian biocultural region, data is not merely a knowledge or information resource, it is the extension of Khipu Panaka (Indigenous data authority), treading the data lifecycle, genealogical and relational memory held within customary law and collective responsibility. This perspective paper presents the Kara-Kichwa Data Sovereignty Framework, a living legal-ethical instrument developed through autopoietic Indigenous storytelling, rights to story and place, and…

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