• Source: First Nations Information Governance Centre

      • 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.


      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.


      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). 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.
      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.


      Further reading


      Walker, J. (2020). "Aging and Frailty in First Nations Communities". Canadian Journal on Aging. 39 (2): 133–144. doi:10.1017/S0714980817000319. PMID 29098978. S2CID 29965663.
      Bombay, Amy; Matheson, Kimberly; Anisman, Hymie (1 June 2014). "The intergenerational effects of Indian Residential Schools: Implications for the concept of historical trauma". Transcultural Psychiatry. 51 (3): 320–338. doi:10.1177/1363461513503380. ISSN 1363-4615. PMC 4232330. PMID 24065606. S2CID 14144796.
      McQuaid, Robyn Jane; Bombay, Amy; McInnis, Opal Arilla; Humeny, Courtney; Matheson, Kimberly; Anisman, Hymie (29 March 2017). "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. 62 (6): 422–430. doi:10.1177/0706743717702075. PMC 5455875. PMID 28355491.


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      External links


      Official website

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