Research Data Management (RDM) - Nipissing University

For research with Indigenous peoples and communities, the Tri-Agency mandates that DMPs are co-developed with the organizations or communities involved. DMPs in this context should:

• use RDM principles and DMP formats that the community accepts,
• be guided by and determined by the communities/organizations involved,
• be flexible to reflect differences across Indigenous communities, and
• recognize Indigenous data sovereignty and include options for renegotiation of the DMP.

Before you begin the process of co-developing a DMP, it will be important to familiarize yourself with some of the major documents on research with Indigenous peoples and communities that may apply to the community involved:

• First Nations Principles of Ownership, Control, Access, and Possession (OCAP®)
• CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance
• Utility, Self-Voicing, Access, and Inter-Relationality (USAI): Research Framework
• Guidelines for Ethical Aboriginal Research (GEAR)
• Nipissing First Nation Research Policy