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In this chapter, Villegas describes a range of efforts by tribes and tribal advocates to improve the appropriate use of data in decision-making and community planning. She discusses approaches such as, mapping existing government data, data disaggregation, and strengths-based evaluation. Critical insights coming from this work include fostering Native-to-Native comparisons, developing community-based indicators, shining a light on system accountability, and establishing an ethics of data development.
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Villegas, M. (2018). Invisible Light: Using Data to See Native Youth and Families in Policy. In: McKinley, E., Smith, L. (eds) Handbook of Indigenous Education. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1839-8_38-1
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