First Nations Information Governance Centre Explained

First Nations Information Governance Centre
Type:	First Nations non-profit organization
Founded Date:	2010 (incorporated)
Key People:	Jonathan Plante (CEO)
Headquarters:	Akwesasne, Ontario
Homepage:	https://fnigc.ca/

The First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC) is an Ontario, Canada-based non-profit organization working in the field of First Nations data sovereignty. The organization is known for its comprehensive national surveys, which include the First Nations Regional Health Survey (FNRHS), and focus on the health and socio-economic conditions of First Nations people in Canada.^[1]

History

In 1996, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) provided a mandate for a national First Nations and Inuit health survey. A National Steering Committee (NSC) was thus formed. In 2000, the NSC transitioned into the First Nations Information Governance Committee at the AFN. In 2009, the AFN Chiefs-in-Assembly passed a resolution (Resolution #48, December 2009) which mandated the creation of the First Nations Information Governance Centre, an independent non-profit to replace the First Nations Information Governance Committee. On April 22, 2010 the First Nations Information Governance Centre was incorporated as a non-profit entity.^{[2] [3]}

Work

FNIGC has ten First Nations regional partners that collectively conduct the First Nations Regional Health Survey (FNRHS), the First Nations Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey (FNREEES), the First Nations Community Survey (FNCS), and the First Nations Labour and Employment Development Survey (FNLED).^{[4] [5] [6]} These surveys look at physical and mental health, employment and income, housing, and other socio-economic factors influencing the health and well-being of First Nations people in Canada and have been widely cited in academic publications and policy documents.^{[7] [8] [9]}

FNIGC also provides a variety of education and training services related to the First Nations principles of OCAP (ownership, control, access and possession), a foundational set of guidelines that establish how First Nations data and information will be collected, protected, used, or shared.^{[10] [11]}

Further reading

• Walker . J. . Aging and Frailty in First Nations Communities . Canadian Journal on Aging . 2020 . 39 . 2 . 133–144 . 10.1017/S0714980817000319 . 29098978 . 29965663 . free .
• Bombay . Amy . Matheson . Kimberly . Anisman . Hymie . The intergenerational effects of Indian Residential Schools: Implications for the concept of historical trauma . Transcultural Psychiatry . 1 June 2014 . 51 . 3 . 320–338 . 10.1177/1363461513503380 . 24065606 . 4232330 . 14144796 . en . 1363-4615.
• McQuaid . Robyn Jane . Bombay . Amy . McInnis . Opal Arilla . Humeny . Courtney . Matheson . Kimberly . Anisman . Hymie . Suicide Ideation and Attempts among First Nations Peoples Living On-Reserve in Canada: The Intergenerational and Cumulative Effects of Indian Residential Schools . The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry . 29 March 2017 . 62 . 6 . 422–430 . 10.1177/0706743717702075 . 28355491 . 5455875 . en.

Notes and References

1. News: Residential schools have negative health impacts on descendants of survivors: survey . . 14 March 2018 . March 14, 2018. Rabson . Mia .
2. Web site: Our History . The First Nations Information Governance Centre.
3. Book: Rowe . Robyn K. . Bull . Julie R. . Walker . Jennifer D. . Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Policy . 2020 . Routledge . 978-0-429-27395-7 . Indigenous self-determination and data governance in the Canadian policy context. 10.4324/9780429273957-6 . 224906005 .
4. Centre . The First Nations Information Governance . First Nations data sovereignty in Canada . Statistical Journal of the IAOS . 1 January 2019 . 35 . 1 . 47–69 . 10.3233/SJI-180478 . 241953288 . en . 1874-7655. free .
5. Web site: Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development - Review of The First Nations Regional Longitudinal Health Survey (RHS) 2002/2003 . April 1, 2006.
6. Lévesque . Lucie . Janssen . Ian . Xu . Fei . Correlates of physical activity in First Nations youth residing in First Nations and northern communities in Canada . Canadian Journal of Public Health . e29–e35 . 10.17269/CJPH.106.4567 . 2015. 106 . 2 . 25955669 . 6972100 .
7. Web site: News . APTN National . Historic report to outline health, well-being of 250 First Nation communities . . March 11, 2018 . 11 March 2018.
8. News: Residential schools have negative health impacts on descendants of survivors: survey . . 14 March 2018 . March 14, 2018. Rabson . Mia .
9. News: Porter . Jody . First Nations housing shortage getting worse, report says . . June 14, 2012.
10. Web site: Barriers and Levers for the Implementation of OCAP™ . The International Indigenous Policy Journal . April 1, 2014.
11. News: Milne . Vanessa . Konkin . Jill . Lafontaine . Alika . The new era of First Nations health research . Healthy Debate . 11 August 2016.