Reflections on the decolonization processes and data sovereignty based on the digital and AI strategies of indigenous peoples in Canada

Karine Gentelet'spresentation will focus on the digital strategiesdeveloped by Indigenous Peoples to reaffirmtheir information sovereignty and howtheycontribute to thedecolonization of data. The information thatrepresentsIndigenous Peoples is tainted by colonization and systemicpractices of informational discrimination. Their initiatives of informationalsovereignty and data decolonizationallows data that is collected by and for them and thereforemuch more accurate, diversified and representative of theirrealities and needs. Theprinciplesdeveloped by Indigenous Peoples notonlytestify to an asserted digital agency but alsoinduce a paradigmaticalshift due to the inclusion of ancestral knowledge and traditional modes of governance. It allows a new power balance withinthe digital ecosystem. (seebelow for the French version of this abstract)