143: Indigenous Data Sovereignty with Keoni Mahelona

01:20 - Keoni’s Background and Superpower: Building things quickly.
03:57 - Respect for Indiginous Cultures + Community + People
08:55 - Ownership of Data
14:52 - Learning Māori
18:59 - Indigenous Data Sovereignty
Data as a Strategic Resource: Self-determination, Governance, and the Data Challenge for Indigenous Nations in the United States (https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/iipj/vol8/iss2/1/?referer=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%252F)
Indigenous Data Sovereignty: Toward an agenda (Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR)) (Volume 38) (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1760460303/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=therubyrep-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1760460303&linkId=9cd9195683e4d4bc43a30e4b0c1bf156)
31:16 - History: The U.S. Occupation of The Kingdom of Hawaii
36:58 - Creating a License to Protect Data Sovereignty
41:45 - Sharing Data Responsibly
47:37 - Building and Having A Sense of Community
54:38 - Mauna Kea Protests (https://www.civilbeat.org/tag/mauna-kea/?gclid=CjwKCAjw1rnqBRAAEiwAr29II8k8G97yzuG50Sod4wuOAw_8xR0kpN8GmkurMpMFhGG8riW7_-vzkhoCLPgQAvD_BwE); Cultural Fit
Reflections:
Rein: If we want to organize successfully in our communities, shared culture and deep connection of people enables solidarity.
Amy: Look back through history for examples of groups of people sharing skills and industry knowledge.
Keoni: Go to and experience Mauna Kea if you have the chance. Also, connecting to community. What enables to do the right thing? What is the right thing? Do the right thing.
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01:20 - Keoni’s Background and Superpower: Building things quickly.

03:57 - Respect for Indiginous Cultures + Community + People

08:55 - Ownership of Data

14:52 - Learning Māori

18:59 - Indigenous Data Sovereignty

Data as a Strategic Resource: Self-determination, Governance, and the Data Challenge for Indigenous Nations in the United States

Indigenous Data Sovereignty: Toward an agenda (Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR)) (Volume 38)

31:16 - History: The U.S. Occupation of The Kingdom of Hawaii

36:58 - Creating a License to Protect Data Sovereignty

41:45 - Sharing Data Responsibly

47:37 - Building and Having A Sense of Community

54:38 - Mauna Kea Protests; Cultural Fit

Reflections:

Rein: If we want to organize successfully in our communities, shared culture and deep connection of people enables solidarity.

Amy: Look back through history for examples of groups of people sharing skills and industry knowledge.

Keoni: Go to and experience Mauna Kea if you have the chance. Also, connecting to community. What enables to do the right thing? What is the right thing? Do the right thing.

This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep of DevReps, LLC. To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode

To make a one-time donation so that we can continue to bring you more content and transcripts like this, please do so at paypal.me/devreps. You will also get an invitation to our Slack community this way as well.

Amazon links may be affiliate links, which means you’re supporting the show when you purchase our recommendations. Thanks!

Special Guests: Amy Newell and Keoni Mahelona.

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