Te Mana Raraunga
Māori Data Sovereignty Network
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Readings

Ngā Rauemi

 
 
“He taonga te data i tangohia mai i te tangata, i te mea ora”
— Moe Milne, Ngati Hine

Census Impact Readings

Measuring and Comparing Population Outcomes - Exploring the Impact of Changing Census Counts

The 2018 Census population has been created in a different way that previous Census counts. This app is designed to demonstrate the effect of variations in Census count on the measurement and comparisons of social/health outcomes for populations.

Read more about the Census Undercount.

Impact of Census and Māori Electoral Roll Enrolment on Electorate Numbers

The number of electorates in New Zealand is determined by a calculation based on two sources of information — the results from the most recent Census of Population and Dwellings and the proportion of individuals of Māori descent aged over 18 years who have chosen to be listed on the Māori electoral roll (Statistics New Zealand, 2000b, p. 7).

This website enables users to explore how the number and type of electorates change with changes in both the Census population counts and the Māori electoral roll enrolment.

Read more about the Census Electorate Counts

Indigenous Data Sovereignty Readings

Te Kāhui Raraunga - Māori Data Governance Model

This report describes the Māori Data Governance Model that has been designed by Māori data experts for use across the Aotearoa New Zealand public service. Māori data is a taonga that requires culturally grounded models of protection and care. The Model provides guidance for the system-wide governance of Māori data, consistent with the Government’s responsibilities under te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Here is the link: Te Kāhui Raraunga- Māori Data Governance Model

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Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Policy

This book examines how Indigenous Peoples around the world are demanding greater data sovereignty, and challenging the ways in which governments have historically used Indigenous data to develop policies and programs.

In the digital age, governments are increasingly dependent on data and data analytics to inform their policies and decision-making. However, Indigenous Peoples have often been the unwilling targets of policy interventions and have had little say over the collection, use and application of data about them, their lands and cultures. At the heart of Indigenous Peoples’ demands for change are the enduring aspirations of self-determination over their institutions, resources, knowledge and information systems.

With contributors from Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, North and South America and Europe, this book offers a rich account of the potential for Indigenous data sovereignty to support human flourishing and to protect against the ever-growing threats of data-related risks and harms.

The editors have deep experience with the subject matter as all are founding members of the Indigenous Data Sovereignty networks in Australia, New Zealand, and the USA.

The e-book can be downloaded for free here on Google Play.

Indigenous Data Sovereignty: Toward an agenda

Tahu Kukutai and John Taylor's edited volume was published in 2016. Premised on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, it argues that indigenous peoples have inherent and inalienable rights relating to the collection, ownership and application of data about them, and about their lifeways and territories. As the first book to focus on indigenous data sovereignty, it asks: what does data sovereignty mean for indigenous peoples, and how is it being used in their pursuit of self determination..

Contributors include: Megan Davis (Chair, UNPFII), Maggie Walter (PVC Aboriginal Affairs and Leadership, University of Tasmania), Matthew Snipp (Director, Institute for Research in the Social Sciences’s Secure Data centre, Stanford University), Ceal Tournier (Chair, First  Nations Information Governance Centre), Maui Hudson (Whakatohea Māori Trust Board), James Hudson (Independent Māori Statutory Board), Rawiri Jansen (Hauora Coalition) and Darin Bishop (Te Puni Kokiri).

This e-book can be downloaded for free from the ANU Press website.

Publications

Presentations

Te Mana Raraunga members present to a number of different forums. Find copies of our presentations here.

Virtual Wānanga Series - Iwi Affiliation

Hosted by Matua Dan Te Kanawa of Tūhono Trust and Kirikowhai Mikaere, this webinar analyzed the concerns and invasive potential regarding the public sharing of individual iwi affiliation.

A one-page summary and review of the event can be found here.