DOI: 10.26193/odrnrp
title: Data governance with CARE: A case study of interests under the kangaroo grass project Djandak Dja Kunditja (Country Healing its Home)

description: Djandak Dja Kundjtia was led and funded by DJAARA (Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation) and involves growing Kangaroo Grass (Buwatj) (Themeda triandra) using modern perennial, broadacre cropping systems. The research information generated through the Djandak Dja Kundjtia project is under ICIP (Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property) of DJAARA (Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation). It includes plant growth, soil, and climate data from agricultural trials (from the field and laboratory/incubator in Microsoft Excel (.csv) format and peer-reviewed publications.

1. How this kangaroo grass research information can be made discoverable and re-usable in ways that best support DJAARA in their priorities and aspiration to revive a traditional cropping system, whilst also meeting the research needs of the researchers
2. How the information management solution/s can support DJAARA’s right to govern (including the authority to control and protect) Indigenous Data, specifically through alignment with the CARE (Principles for Indigenous Data Governance – Collective Benefit, Authority to Control, Responsibility and Ethics) 

Primary data was collected through structured interviews in 2022 (Federation University Ethics, Project Number A21-147). The interview schedule was developed with DJAARAm and the participants were identified by DJAARA to take part in this research. 

This is a report including summarised research findings, including de-identified quotes. This was conducted under Federation Research Ethics, Project Number A21-147.

DJAARA and researchers’ rights, responsibilities and priorities identified through the interviews were themed by CARE principle (Collective Benefit, Authority to Control, Responsibility and Ethics). The key findings are summarised. We include a list of recommended areas of immediate and future focus. 

We introduce a proposed solution that could be implemented with the time and resources available for research data management within the project. This included enabling data storage, labelling, access, and re-use of the kangaroo grass to help support DJAARA’s interests and right to govern Indigenous Data as expressed through these interviews.
description: NVivo, R7.1
description: Djandak Dja Kunditja
description: <b>Rights:</b><br>Copyright © 2023, Dja Dja Wurrung Enterprises Pty Ltd ACN: 147 842 895 trading as DJANDAK ABN: 31 631 296 457.<br><br>The BC Notice is a visible notification that there are accompanying cultural rights and responsibilities that need further attention for any future sharing and use of this material or data.<br><br>
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<b>RightsIdentifier:</b><br> BC-Notice<br><br><b>RightsStatement:</b><br>This publication contains Indigenous traditional knowledge and or traditional culture expression of the Dja Dja Wurrung people. All Rights Reserved. Dealing with any part of the traditional knowledge and/or traditional cultural expression in this publication for a purpose that has not been authorised by the custodians is a serious breach of the customary law of the Dja Dja Wurrung people and may breach the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth). <br><br>The BC Notice is a visible notification that there are accompanying cultural rights and responsibilities that need further attention for any future sharing and use of this material or data. The BC Notice recognizes the rights of Indigenous peoples to permission the use of information, collections, data and digital sequence information (DSI) generated from the biodiversity or genetic resources associated with traditional lands, waters, and territories. The BC Notice may indicate that BC Labels are in development and their implementation is being negotiated. For more information about the BC Notice: https://localcontextshub.org/projects/d06d7125-a887-4819-ba1e-1e9b6a5799a3.<br><br>
<b>Agreement:</b><br>This research was generated under Dja Dja Wurrung General Research Agreement between Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation (ABN 52 459 162 679) and Federation University Australia (ABN 51 818 692 256) 9 March 2021 as Intellectual Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) of Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation.<br><br>This research was conducted under Human Research Ethics Committee Project Number A21-147 Federation University.<br><br>