Indigenous Engagement

Purpose Goal 1: Involvement of Indigenous Peoples

SeDNAS strives to involve Indigenous (First Nations) peoples to guide the direction of SeDNAs and to help foster eDNA adoption with respect to Country and Culture.

Strategy points:

● Engage in Meaningful Collaboration: Establish partnerships and engagement strategies with First Nations communities, fostering a spirit of respect, trust, and cooperation.

● Integrate Cultural Perspectives: Incorporate cultural considerations into eDNA practices, ensuring they are woven into the fabric of our organization's ethos and activities.

● Cultural Education: Provide cultural education and training opportunities for our members and stakeholders to promote understanding and awareness.

Please see “Our Values” for our Commitments and Mission Statement regarding the Involvement of Indigenous Peoples in our eDNA community.

Resources

The SeDNAS Purpose Goal 1 Working Group has collated a non-exhaustive list of resources related to Oceania that addresses Indigenous engagement. These documents represent the thinking of leading experts in Australia and New Zealand.

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The Mataatua Declaration on Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Policy

UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People

Policy

Te Mata Ira Guidelines for GenomicResearch with Māori

Guidelines

Wai262 Treaty Claim

Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) Guidelines

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) code of ethics

Guidelines

Researchers using environmental DNA must engage ethically with Indigenous communities

Publication

UN Convention on Biological Diversity: Nagoya Protocol

Policy

Aotearoa genomic data repository: An āhuru mōwai for taonga species sequencing data

Data

Te Aroturuki Framework

Framework for the Governance of Indigenous Data: HASS and Indigenous Research Data Commons.

Guidelines

Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS): Indigenous Partnerships Plan

Best practices

A values‐based process for cross‐cultural dialogue between scientists and Māori

Guidelines for Genomic Research on Taonga Species

Guidelines

We’d love to hear from you. Everyone interested in our mission is welcome to the Indigenous Engagement working group.

To get in touch with our Indigenous Engagement group