Coverage of tribal natural resources is supported in part by Catena FoundationThe University of Arizona is hosting the first-ever U.S. Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Governance Summit in Tucson.
Organizers expect up to 1,500 people to attend the Nov. 1 event at Centennial Hall. University speakers will share their expertise on climate change, space science, dance, film and more.
Stephanie Russo Carroll, associate director of the Native Nations Institute, has focused her career on encouraging institutions to adopt policies and practices that recognize Indigenous Peoples' right to control data about their communities, lands and cultures.
2National Centre for Indigenous Genomics, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
3Department of Pharmacology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
4Precision Medicine, Platform on Shaping the Future of Health and Healthcare, World Economic Forum, San Francisco, CA, United States
5Institute of Genetics, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Government of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
6Human Metabolomics, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
7Facultad de Medicina, Center for Genetics and Genomics, Clinica Alemana Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile
8Institute of Health Management, Southern Medical University, Guangdong, China
9KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
10Rare Diseases South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa