Native BioData Consortium

Great #data #sovereignty READ! Thanks @samjscience @Nature featuring @NativeBio and cofounders @kstsosie @kfox @science_punx “How rapidly we can sequence.. create data... commodify — I don’t think that the policy has caught up,” says Fox.

Coming soon, April 14-17th, 2026 in Tucson at the Casino Del Sol. Register now! It portends to be a fun time, a strategic time & a highly scholarly (Indigenous Knowledges meets Settler Research) of how to make Indigenous Data Work for Improving Native Lives. NOW! Not in 20-50yrs

They have many, if not all the videos up on YouTube. NativeBio thanks #MASSDesign & Architecture and #AbundantFutures for their beautiful work. architects.org/events/904205/…

Have you heard of the groundbreaking, world changing Summer Internship for (and by) Indigenous Peoples in Genomics (SING)? A root organization for #IDSov. Deadline for applications is next Friday, March 13th, 2026. Check out the details here! sing.nativebio.net

Tribal leaders, Tribal attorneys, and Indian Country Journalists in the lower 48, Alaska, Pacific and Caribbean islands need to read and understand that your individual and collective data is under severe threat. legalnewsfeed.com/2025/08/08/tru…

Reminder: Application Window Now Open for Native Food Sovereignty Grants 📣 First Nations will award multiple grants to Native-led and Native-serving organizations working to establish and safeguard Native food traditions. Learn more and apply by 3/17/26: bit.ly/46TELbi

We have a new webpage and new features (lots and lots) please go check out our Newsroom page. We will have regular updates to what we are doing at NativeBio nativebio.org/newsroom

If you are Tribal Leader, please watch this. It has never been a more important time to know about National and International law and policy over data and intellectual property. Listen to this Spotify about the International IEEE Indigenous Data Standard. open.spotify.com/episode/0uggVF…

Old, but we were honored to be on @nativenews_net Online's Native Bidaske with @LeviRickert1 . Here we talked about the importance of Indigenous Data Sovereignty and planning for the next pandemic and functional Public Health departments in Indian Country youtube.com/watch?v=79fA0i…

We were so honored and happy to be in conversation with CRST Chairman LeBeau and Senator Rounds. Mr. Rounds was very attentive and amenable to Tribal issues. Very impressive gentleman and statesman.

The application window is now open for Native Food Sovereignty grants! 📣 First Nations will award multiple grants in the amount of $10K-$40K each to Native-led and Native-serving organizations working to establish and safeguard Native food traditions: bit.ly/46TELbi

Thanks so much to @PJMFdn McGovern Foundation We are grateful for their help and ongoing partnership for all the important things we have to do in Indian Country! Read their blog here: medium.com/patrick-j-mcgo…

Agency in a world shaped by AI starts with literacy. Our latest blog explores why community-led AI literacy matters now, drawing on work with PJMF partners @factchequeado, @OKFN, and @NativeBio. Read it here: tinyurl.com/ycxek4ua @lauzommer

Hello @NCAI1944 , NativeBio, in May 2022, sponsored SENAHD at University of North Carolina. The information sorely needed and provided to South East Nations is and was part of the Indigenous Data Sovereignty Movement. #IDSov. Please take a look. x.com/SENAHData

Dear Tribal Leaders and tribal associates @NCAI1944 National Congress of American Indians given all the Federal legal changes around data, it’s in our interests to speak to each other while in DC

Hosted by @IndianAffairs, the 11th Annual Repatriation Conference is happening Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays throughout February 2026. The event offers practical support to strengthen the capacity of Native Nations, allies, and institutions: bit.ly/4aaVg57

@nytimes shut the Comments section down to soon. Here's a sample. Smart people defended us. Others wanted to know how to support. Look up Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs). We have that and other ways to financially support us on our Web Page: Nativebio.org !

The #IDSov movement is everywhere. At the UN COP meetings, in South Africa, in Scandinavia, in the Americas, in Australia, in the Pacific Islands! Here’s a few indigenousdata.org nativegov.org gida-global.org localcontexts.org fnigc.ca

The NYTs comment section for our feature yesterday got so heated, they shut it down quick. However, people want to donate to #IDSov Here’s ours: bonfire.com/store/native-b… donorbox.org/help-to-empowe… bonfire.com/store/native-b… Here’s other's indigenousdata.org nativegov.org

See our YouTube content and this short teaser about who and what we are about. (Thanks to MASS Design) youtube.com/watch?v=c21y43…

Native Bio has made the @nytimes.com for the second time. The #IDsov movement is a tidal wave & a solution for these difficult times. “We are at a fork in the road. Do not choose hate & do not choose unsustainability.” ~ 21st Century Maxim, Author Unknown nytimes.com/2026/02/05/sci…