Indigenous Nations, Governments, and Organizations face many of the same challenges as other orders of government and community-serving agencies. However, these are further complicated by the ongoing impacts of colonization and lack of support for self-determination.
Not only do they require coordination with and reliance on other government and private partners, but they also face the additional challenge of ensuring their data is respectfully collected and stewarded in ways that support Indigenous data sovereignty and the rights of First Nations, Metis/Métis, and Inuit communities.
As a Certified Indigenous Business, RWI’s guiding principles ensure our synthetic tools provide Indigenous Rights Holders and Peoples with augmented intelligence and representative insights which adhere to alignment with the First Nations data sovereignty principles of OCAP®:
Ownership, Control, Access and Possession, as well as the international CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance that advance self-determination and respectful stewardship.
To align with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Rights Holders deserve data sovereignty and access to support their self-determination, equitable futures, and meaningful participation in policy and planning. This includes respecting Free prior informed consent before data collection, access, use, or external collaboration with Indigenous communities. Indigenous data sovereignty means Indigenous Nations govern their data about lands, peoples, cultures, and knowledge in ways that uphold dignity, authority, and community values.
RWI Synthetics supplies the innovative data needed to see, solve, and operationalize sovereignty grounded in the values of respect, reciprocity, and understanding, while centering Indigenous perspectives and governance.
What We’ve Done
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