BIE Data Sovereignty Listening Session

This session will take place from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. ET.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Native Americans (ANA), the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), the U.S. Department of Education Office of Indian Education (OIE), and the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Native Americans and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities (WHI-NATCU).

The purpose of this listening session is to identify American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian (Native) data priorities and traditional knowledge in education. High-quality, culturally relevant data collection is critical to serving the educational needs of Native students. Native Nations maintain a sovereign right in the collection, use, management, and access of their own data.

The above agencies are seeking input on perspectives from Native Nations regarding the collection, development, protections, and applications of sovereign data. (e.g., cultural heritage, traditional knowledge, and Native languages).

This listening session will seek input on the following questions:

1. What recommendations do you have on improving data sovereignty procedures and data agreements with Native Nations in the educational sector?
2. How can the federal government improve the quality and application of Native educational data?
3. How can the federal government respectfully engage and gain permission to collect data from your community?
4. What recommendations do you have for further improving federal engagement with Native Nations on data collection?
5. What current benefits or barriers does your community experience with the current status of data reporting?
6. How best should the federal government make decisions regarding access to the data in a way that respects the autonomy and cultural values of the Native Nations and communities?
7. What recommendations do you have for specific federal reforms regarding the use of traditional knowledge in the U.S. educational system?
8. How can the federal government co-steward with Native Nations, Native and non-profit organizations, states, schools, and higher education institutions to create or improve protections (e.g., memorandum of understanding, consent letters)?
9. When collecting data, are there certain types of questions or topics that your community would prefer not to answer?
10. What kind of assurances (e.g., protections of cultural knowledge and intellectual property) from the federal government would your Native Nation or Native language community need to participate in the federal government's data collection and surveys?

Embassy Suites by Hilton
DC Convention Center
900 10th St. NW                
Washington, D.C. 20001

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