Indigenous Copyright: How Librarians Can Promote Data Sovereignty

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Copyright is an extremely important issue to libraries but is often clouded in obscure terms. Meanwhile, Indigenous sovereignty is everywhere and yet few fully understand the scope and depth of what it means and what it covers. How do these topics intersect? Everyone wants to know what these subjects mean, what counts under copyright or what falls under sovereignty, what it means to violate copyright law or Indigenous sovereignty, and how to manage situations when the two subjects collide. Additionally, librarians want to know how to better reach out to tribal communities and support real efforts for change. Join us for a program where we dive into the questions of what constitutes copyrightable information, what Indigenous sovereignty means, what is the scope and breadth of it, what laws center on the subject of both copyright and Indigenous sovereignty, what it means to violate some of those laws, and what librarians can do when faced with a researcher who wants to use tribal cultural resources.

Target Audience:

Directors, managers, reference librarians, staff, and anyone interested in information and managing the surrounding issues.