Why Indigenous people are fighting for data sovereignty
Indigenous communities say they are fighting against data practices that erase them, taking back control of their data and using it to tell their histories.
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![A drone shot of the Woodland Cultural Centre in Brantford, Ont. It is the former Mohawk Institute Residential School. Residential school.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6111102.1678313746!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/woodland-cultural-centre-former-mohawk-institute.jpeg)
Indigenous communities say they are fighting against data practices that erase them, taking back control of their data and using it to tell their histories.