A/HRC/60/66 legislative revision, as there is currently no specific regulation to ensure that Indigenous Peoples have access to data and information.26 30. In Colombia, recent experiences, such as the population census carried out by the National Administrative Department of Statistics, have resulted in mistrust among Indigenous Peoples about the inconsistent and uncertain use of demographic, sociocultural, geographical, linguistic and other data collected by third parties or institutions. Consequently, Indigenous Peoples have called for such processes to be carried out with their active participation and to be based on their free, prior and informed consent.27 31. Indigenous Peoples seek to govern the collection, ownership and application of their data, but existing frameworks often do not support this. There have been instances of “research fatigue” in Greenland over the years, with many Inuit feeling fatigued by constant research without experiencing any noticeable improvements in their communities or other benefits from participating in or contributing to a project.28 Current practices around big data and open data, whether under the auspices of States or corporations, may move Indigenous Peoples’ data interests even further away from where decisions affecting Indigenous Peoples’ data are made.29 32. Addressing these challenges requires a concerted effort to develop frameworks that respect Indigenous rights, promote equity and ensure that data governance aligns with Indigenous values and interests. B. Opportunities 33. As Indigenous Peoples continue to confront structural barriers to data access and governance, they are also leading innovative efforts to reclaim and reshape data systems in ways that reflect their values, priorities and rights. This represents a shift from data exclusion to data empowerment. 34. The Indigenous Navigator30 is a cross-border framework and set of tools for and by Indigenous Peoples for systematically monitoring the level of recognition and implementation of their rights. It recognizes the need for Indigenous Peoples to own and manage the data that they collect and reinforces that they are the rightful owners of those data as a tool for governing themselves and their lands, territories and resources. 31 It gives Indigenous Peoples autonomy and decision-making power with regard to whether they want to make the data publicly available or whether they want them to remain accessible only within the community.32 35. In 2024, the Indigenous Livelihoods Enhancement Partners engaged with counterparts in the Government of Kenya and civil society to work on improving the collection of data on Indigenous Peoples in Kenya, using the Indigenous Navigator to raise awareness about the data generated by Indigenous Peoples.33 36. In 2018, ethnic self-identification was included in the national census and housing census of Guatemala for the first time.34 In 2019, in Kenya, persons belonging to specific Indigenous Peoples were counted as a part of the national census for the first time. 35 In 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 6 Submission from the Office of the National Commissioner for Human Rights of Honduras (in Spanish). See, for example, the submission from the Office of the Ombudsman of Colombia (in Spanish). Submission from the Danish Institute for Human Rights. A/73/438, para. 72. See www.indigenousnavigator.org. Presentation by Robie Halip, expert seminar, December 2024. Submission from the Indigenous Navigator Consortium. See https://indigenousnavigator.org/files/media/document/Report%20Kenya%20IN%20Workshop.pdf. Submission from the International Council on Archives (in Spanish). Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), “Human Rights and Voluntary National Reviews: Operational Common Approach Guidance Note”, June 2022. GE.25-12012