A key part of the Indigenous Research Exchange is to make research findings more accessible, contestable and useable, especially for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
We’ve developed Yumi Sabe to discover what data is out there and to provide access to a range of research outputs and information at a local level. Yumi Sabe will also support policy makers with evidence to design more effective programs and policies.
The platform is regularly updated with new features being added.
The aim of Yumi Sabe is to:
- Showcase and support Indigenous-led research.
- Be a powerful resource for Indigenous leadership and community-led decision making.
- Support nation-building through specific nation-based data.
- Champion Indigenous data sovereignty and self-determination.
- Provide links and networks to other data sources and knowledge repositories, including the wide range of information available within AIATSIS.
Yumi Sabe also showcases research outcomes from the Indigenous Research Exchange grants program.
Yumi Sabe will be led by Indigenous expertise and underpinned by core principles of Indigenous Data Governance (IDG), Indigenous Data Sovereignty (IDS) and Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP).
Platform protocols and data management
Yumi Sabe will be directed by a Data Management Plan (currently under development). The Plan will include appropriate access and use guidelines. The Plan is being developed with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and will be endorsed by the Indigenous Research Exchange Working Group.
The Plan will be guided by the following frameworks and principles:
- AIATSIS Code of Ethics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research
- United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP)
- The Maiam nayri Wingara Indigenous Data Sovereignty Collective Key Principles
- CARE and FAIR Principles
- The AIATSIS Access and Use policy
Join Yumi Sabe
Yumi Sabe has been designed to promote engagement between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities and organisations, researchers and research institutions, and policy makers and decision makers.
By making good research more discoverable and useable, data for and about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples can be returned, strengthening the evidence base available to communities and organisations.
This data can also be used by governments to improve the design, delivery and evaluation of policies and programs.
To join this dynamic community, head over to Yumi Sabe and click the Join button at the top of the screen.
Contributing to Yumi Sabe
We welcome contributions from researchers and community members to build on the evidence base.
Bringing together different sources of data on a single platform can help communities see what evidence is currently available, where gaps in data exist, and as new research is added, how things have changed over time.
Yumi Sabe can:
- Host your research and data securely in a culturally safe environment
- Make your research more accessible (where appropriate).
- Protect your research and data to the highest standard using up-to-date ICIP and IDG.
Your research could contribute to other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to determine their own research priorities and data solutions.