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ABSTRACT We focus on the governance of the stories collected by the Norwegian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), which are transferred to the National Archives. As stated by the National Parliament of Norway, the archived interviews constitute a resource for future research, and the TRC was mandated to make guidelines concerning the reuse for the material. While being a significant asset, the reuse of the interviews in research is accompanied by challenges of ethics and governance of the material. By studying TRC documents on data management, including the guidelines on accessibility to the data, we discuss the quality and ethics in the reuse of, as well as ownership and access to, the interview data. The discussion draws on the CARE Principles of the Indigenous Data Governance framework due to attention to ethics concerning the interviewees’ right to be informed about the reuse and reinterpretation of the interview data in future research, Sámi participation in the design and management of guidelines on accessibility, and ownership and governance of these data. The studied documents do not contain any information about whether those who have withdrawn their stories from publicity have been informed that data can be passed on to researchers. Nor can we identify any information about the interviewees’ right to be informed about how their stories can be used in research. Our review leads us argue for a revision of the current guidelines on accessibility to secure central elements of research ethics and Indigenous involvement in data governance.
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