ZOTHEOS | PATHWAY ACTION BRIEF
Control Over Data And Digital Work
https://zotheos.org/nations/paths-to-action#pw-data-sovereignty

A blank planning aid. Write offline in a place you control. This is not a submitted application, legal advice, community consent or a completed action.
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Question or need: ____________________
Who is affected: ____________________
Who has authority to decide and authorize this work: ____________________
Requested change: ____________________
Sources, exact page references and actual check dates: ____________________
What remains uncertain or disputed: ____________________
Permissions and information that must stay private: ____________________
Verified deadline / next review date and source: ____________________
Responsible person or institution: ____________________
Resources and ongoing responsibilities: ____________________
How affected people will evaluate, correct or stop the work: ____________________
Next step I choose: ____________________

SOMETHING YOU CAN PREPARE
A data-use agreement checklist with decision authority, purpose, access, retention, permitted reuse and an exit plan.

WHO DECIDES AND WHAT TO VERIFY
1. Assess the actual system, contracts and data flows before adding sensitive material. A product description is not a security audit.
2. This guide has no upload or submission form. Keep the downloaded planning brief in a location you choose; do not put private records into it for publication.

REFLECTION
Can the people whose knowledge or records are involved understand the use, change the rules and stop it?

SOURCES AND DATES
The CARE Principles For Indigenous Data Governance | Stephanie Russo Carroll and coauthors, Data Science Journal / Global Indigenous Data Alliance | https://www.gida-global.org/s/dsj-1158_carroll.pdf | Source checked 2026-10-16
The First Nations Principles Of OCAP® | First Nations Information Governance Centre | https://fnigc.ca/ocap-training/ | Source checked 2026-10-16

Proposed app workflows are not released services. Check original sources and current requirements with appropriate local expertise.
Planning questions are ZOTHEOS suggestions, not endorsement by a Nation or the cited organizations.