As a current PhD Candidate in American Indian Studies, minoring in Information, my focus is on bridging the gap between disciplines. Having earned a Master of Legal Studies with an Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Concentration as well as a Master of Library and Information Sciences with an Archival Certificate, my goal is to break down silos currently plaguing these fields by focusing on Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Governance principles. My goal is to advocate for and promote new policies, protocols, and practices promoting Indigenous Peoples’ rights. As an ally / accomplice, I am focused on honoring the relationships created and those impacted within each of my projects and beyond.

Project(s):

Dissertation: Promoting Healing through Archives: Connecting Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Governance with Indian Boarding School Records, Process Document Creation, Repository Hub Creation, Curriculum Development, AI in Agriculture Policy Brief: Safeguarding Traditions, Enhancing Agriculture: Indigenous Data Sovereignty as a Tool in the Age of AI Centered Agriculture, Harmonization across Collaboratory Projects
Mentor to a Mo’s Policy Scholar.

Publication(s):

Cummins, Jewel, Alexander Soto, Jane Anderson, Ulia Gosart, Alexander Ward, Stephanie Russo Carroll (Forthcoming). “Indigenous Data Governance in Libraries and Archives,” in Library Trends Special Issue, Ulia Gosart (Ed).

Barsness, Sarah, Jewel Cummins, Maria Victoria Fernandez, Ann Myatt James, Katie Pierce Farrier, Jonathan Pringle, SR Carroll, Riley Taitingfong, Alex Wieker. (2023). CARE Data Principles, Indigenous data, Data related to Indigenous Peoples and Interest. Data Curation Network. Retrieved from the University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/256919.