⸻ **The Oromology Metadata Standards: Building Indigenous Digital Infrastructure for Oromo Knowledge Sovereignty** Abstract In early 2026, Oromia-My Country (OMC) established the Oromology Metadata Standards, a foundational digital infrastructure designed to bridge Oromo indigenous knowledge systems with global research, library, and AI-mediated environments. Unlike conventional heritage databases that subsume indigenous knowledge under external classificatory regimes, this framework prioritises