Plateau Peoples TK/BC Labels
Plateau Peoples' Web Portal — TK & BC Labels Implementation
Plateau Peoples' Web Portal (Multi-Tribal) · Plateau Peoples' Web Portal — multi-tribal TK/BC Labels initiative
- Status
- In effect
- Took effect
- January 1, 2015
- Applies to
- Researchers, data stewards, and AI developers accessing Portal materials (advisory + adoption-based)
- Enforced by
- Participating tribes and Washington State University Libraries
Six Plateau tribes — Colville, Umatilla, Warm Springs, Yakama, Spokane, and Coeur d'Alene — jointly implement Local Contexts Traditional Knowledge and Biocultural Labels on digital cultural-heritage collections. A working Indigenous data sovereignty mechanism applicable to AI training data: labels travel with the data and assert community-defined access and use rules.
Who is protected: Plateau tribal communities and their cultural heritage data
Legal detail
Plateau Peoples' Web Portal (hosted at Washington State University) implements Local Contexts TK and BC Labels on digital cultural-heritage collections from Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Spokane Tribe, and Coeur d'Alene Tribe. Labels assert community-defined rules on access, attribution, and reuse — including for AI training datasets.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Plateau Peoples' Web Portal (Multi-Tribal) |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Strength | Moderate |
| Enacted | January 1, 2015 |
| Citation | Plateau Peoples' Web Portal — multi-tribal TK/BC Labels initiative |
| Private right of action | No, agency enforcement only |
| Topics | consumer data privacy · AI disclosure and transparency · AI-generated images · copyright and training data |
| Agency page | Plateau Peoples' Web Portal — Local Contexts |
Related consumer data privacy rules elsewhere
- Vermont Data Broker Law (H.211) · Enacted (not yet in effect)
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- House Bill 2512 — Banning surveillance pricing by rideshare companies · Proposed / pending
- Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act (KIDS Act) (H.R. 7757) · Proposed / pending
- Maine LD 61 (employer surveillance disclosure & prohibition) · In effect
- Washington SHB 1672 (employee monitoring notice, ADS restrictions, emotion AI ban) · In effect
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