A formal or community-designed review process through which an Indigenous community evaluates and decides upon proposed research, data use, or other activities that affect the community, its members, or its territories.

ByCASRAI Editorial Board

· Last updated 21 May 2026

Examples

Worked examples

Is an instance
A research proposal undergoes a community ethics review by a council of elders before institutional ethics submission.
Is an instance
Data access requests are routed through a community-designated review body for decision.

Counter-examples

Looks similar, but isn't

Not an instance
An institutional ethics review board operating without Indigenous community participation is not Indigenous community review.
Not an instance
External advisory input from individual Indigenous scholars, while valuable, does not by itself constitute community review.

Editorial commentary

Indigenous community review may be carried out by elders' councils, dedicated community research ethics committees, governance bodies, or other structures designated by the community. The review may parallel or supplement institutional research ethics review and is often a condition of FPIC. It typically considers research design, benefits, risks, alignment with community priorities, and adherence to cultural protocols. The form and authority of the review are determined by the community.

References

FNIGC OCAP Principles; GIDA CARE Principles (2019).

Also known as

community research review · community ethics review

Machine-readable encodings

Use in your systems

JATS XML <role> element

xml

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Schema.org DefinedTerm (JSON-LD)

json

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