Using Community‐Centered Design for the Development of a System for Indigenous Structured Vocabulary

While there has been research on the development of Indigenous subject headings and vocabularies, less research and development has focused on creating community‐focused workflows to build in systems of community input and collaboration for vocabulary, working with communities to create policies, protocols, and digital tools to enable approval, usage details, and ongoing checks on vocabulary terms and technical infrastructure to create, store, and make vocabulary accessible, as well as the governance and protocols required for appropriate and respectful access at scale. This paper discusses preliminary research outlining initial methods of participatory research design and community collaborations for a platform for Indigenous structured vocabulary within Canada.