Welcome to the Indigenous Data Commons

A national shared space that establishes the ethical approach to governing Indigenous data in Australia

The Indigenous Data Commons is an online platform developed by the Indigenous Data Network at the University of Melbourne. The website provides access to the Indigenous Data Catalogue, a directory and metadata catalogue of Indigenous data assets, by, about or including Indigenous data held across Australia. The online platform also supports and empowers Indigenous data custodians and stewards, to record, curate and update their data sources, and to discover Indigenous data created and held by other organisations, institutions, government agencies or people.

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The Indigenous Data Commons is an outcome of the Indigenous Data Network, a national initiative that supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in leading the design, governance, and use of data that reflects their cultural values, priorities, and knowledge systems.

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The Indigenous Data Network acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work and live. We pay respect to their Elders, past and present, and the place of Indigenous Knowledge in the academy and beyond. We acknowledge and respect that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have always used resources from the land and waters for nourishment, medicine and healing.
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Improving Indigenous Research Capabilities is a co-investment partnership with the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) through the HASS and Indigenous Research Data Commons (DOI: 10.3565/pr3g-s109). The ARDC is enabled by the Australian Government’s National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).