Sharing Data with Indigenous Partners: The Transformational Approach to Indigenous Data
June 11, 2024 | 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm (ET)
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Contact information
Speaker
Heidi Karst
Senior Social Policy Analyst, Data Innovation and Partnerships Directorate, Indigenous Services Canada
Heidi is a Senior Social Policy Analyst with the Data Transition Team, Data Innovation and Partnerships Directorate. Since 2019, she has worked on multiple high priority and complex files, collaborating with Indigenous institutions, inter-departmental teams and other partners to develop and implement agreements for data sharing requests. Part of her role also involves establishing new departmental standards and tools to streamline and expedite data sharing processes. Heidi previously worked at Global Affairs Canada, holds a PhD in Geography - Environmental Resource Management (University of Waterloo), and has conducted community-based research with Indigenous peoples in eastern Canada and Bhutan.
Moderator
Shayna Gersher
Manager, Data Innovation and Partnerships Directorate, Indigenous Services Canada
Shayna Gersher is a Manager in the Data Innovation and Partnerships Directorate at Indigenous Services Canada. The Directorate leads the Transformational Approach to Indigenous Data initiative, which is a multi-year government commitment supporting First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Nations to develop the capacity they will need to collect, manage and use their own data for the benefit of their Peoples. In addition to her keen interest in supporting Indigenous Data Sovereignty, Shayna has a background in privacy and personal information protection, having both worked at the Department of Justice’s Centre for Information and Privacy Law, and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
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