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When working with culturally significant data sets, it is important to keep a flexible mindset. In doing so, we can develop practices that are ultimately responsive to specific community needs now and into the future. While it may be tempting to rely on existing precedents, there is no single 'best' data management strategy that will suit all situations. Rather, needs and aspirations will vary between Indigenous communities, research contexts, and through time and space.

Data storage options may range from local (institute-based or Indigenous community-controlled), to national or international (cloud-based) servers. Each storage option will likely offer different levels of data access, from closed (no access), restricted (password protected access available on application), to full open access. Using tools such as the Traditional Knowledge and Biocultural Labels can facilitate connections between Indigenous research communities and data, indicating how, when, and where data can be accessed and used (e.g., for commercial or non-commercial purposes, at specific times of year, or by specific groups of people), and appropriate channels for engagement. Having a good understanding of the available options to share with Indigenous research partners can facilitate those conversations.
Data storage options may range from local (institute-based or Indigenous community-controlled), to national or international (cloud-based) servers. The [Aotearoa Genomic Data Repository](https://data.agdr.org.nz/) is one such national-level example. Details of the underlying principles and considerations incorporated into the development of this platform are found in *[Aotearoa genomic data repository: An āhuru mōwai for taonga species sequencing data](https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13866)*. Each storage option will likely offer different levels of data access, from closed (no access), restricted (password protected access available on application), to full open access. Using tools such as the Traditional Knowledge and Biocultural Labels can facilitate connections between Indigenous research communities and data, indicating how, when, and where data can be accessed and used (e.g., for commercial or non-commercial purposes, at specific times of year, or by specific groups of people), and appropriate channels for engagement. Having a good understanding of the available options to share with Indigenous research partners can facilitate those conversations.

There appears to be a misconception that because many journals now require 'Data Accessibility' statements, that only open access data can be published. This is perhaps conflated with journal publications being open access themselves. While many journals indicate a preference for data to be publicly archived in established international repositories (e.g., NCBI, SRA), this may not limit the publication of data that is not open access. In recognition of the need to facilitate Indigenous data sovereignty, a growing number of journals are accepting various data access requirements as part of the publication process. As a result, researchers may want to keep an open mind when presenting data accessibility options for Indigenous research partners. Through conversations with our Indigenous research partners, we can find a point on the data access spectrum that satisfies multiple needs and aspirations, by being as open as possible, and as closed as necessary. Journal guidelines to authors may also help to indicate those journals that are more sympathetic to Indigenous data sovereignty needs. Note where journals make mention of data accessibility or benefit-sharing in line with the [Convention on Biological Diversity ](https://www.cbd.int/decisions/cop/?m=cop-15) and [Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing](https://www.cbd.int/abs/about/default.shtml/) agreements, as this can be an indicator that the journal is more likely to be responsive to the needs of Indigenous partners where a limited data access model has been agreed on. If there is push-back from Editors around data accessibility, then that may be a red flag indicating that the journal’s values are not well-aligned with those of your research team, and it may be best to submit your research elsewhere.

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