[Esip-sustainabledm] Fwd: [Esip-discovery] Indigenous data and Knowledge integration in Earth science information resources and discovery tools

[Megan Orlando]

Hi All,

The upcoming telecon described below, hosted by the ESIP Discovery Cluster,
on "Indigenous data and Knowledge integration in Earth science information
resources and discovery tools with Darryl Reano of Arizona State
University," seemed highly relevant to the work of multiple ESIP
collaborations. Please join if you can!

Thursday December 19, 3-4 PM ET
Connection info: https://www.esipfed.org/event/discovery-11-7/

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Date: Mon, Dec 16, 2024 at 9:48 AM
Subject: [Esip-discovery] Indigenous data and Knowledge integration in
Earth science information resources and discovery tools
To: esip-discovery at lists.esipfed.org <esip-discovery at lists.esipfed.org>


*Discovery Cluster Meeting*
December 19, 3-4 PM EST
Agenda:
*Indigenous data and Knowledge integration in Earth science information
resources and discovery tools with Darryl Reano of Arizona State University*
.

*Meeting synopsis:*

Last week I attended a training session at AGU: Introduction to Ethical
Space, Indigenous Knowledges, Indigenous Science, and Reconciliation for
Earth and Space Scientists;
https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/meetingapp.cgi/Session/228280.
Afterwards, I reached out to the instructor, Darryl Reano, and he has
graciously agreed to join us on our next Discovery Cluster.  The purpose of
this exchange is to help us understand what is meant by Indigenous Data,
and how we would add these data to Earth science information resources,
such as agency hosted discover tools.

One of the questions that always comes up in discussions of federal data
management is: what is meant by data?  It's very difficult to pin down a
precise definition for data that applies across a variety of federal
agencies.  For example, in some agencies, data are the observations from
sensors in their raw form or the best scientific quality data when
processed to engineering units.  In other contexts, data can include maps
and products that derive from observational data and are actionable and
relatable in analysis and assessment documents.  Across disciplines there
is a continuum of data definitions, and there isn't really one rigorous
definition for data.  Indigenous Data is no different, and I think the
discovery cluster should be leading the charge on this issue, because the
community has shown it is possible to pull together data from a variety of
sources into federated discovery tools, despite this underlying
heterogeneity of Earth science data.

However, there are other considerations for working with Indigenous Data
that Darryl taught in his AGU session that draws further distinctions from
Earth science data.  In a nutshell, Indigenous Data imply relationality to
Indigenous lands, waters, and resources, which is privileged information
that a Tribe identifies with and guides a Tribe's self determination. It's
important to continue this discussion within the Earth science data
community to help us appreciate and better handle underlying assumptions
and heterogeneity in data pervasive across the Earth Sciences, and to
develop the vocabulary that is necessary to collaborate with Tribal
partners on Indigenous Data.

*Meeting details:*
https://www.esipfed.org/event/discovery-11-7/
click Join Now to register and receive a Zoom Link to attend.


Thank you,
Jonathan Blythe

Scientific Data Manager
Environmental Studies Program
Bureau of Ocean Energy management
jonathan.blythe at boem.gov
703-787-1543

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