The First Nations Information Centre (FNIGC) is pleased to announce the recipients of its 13th annual Student Bursary, which recognizes outstanding First Nations college or university students studying in fields related to the advancement of First Nations data sovereignty. This year’s FNIGC Student Bursary recipients are Elizabeth Hunter, Jessica Chiblow, Kelsa Carmen, and Zach Bishop, each...
News Year: 2023
As part of its year-long celebration of the 25th anniversary of The First Nations Principles of OCAP®, the First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC) has unveiled a new logo for the landmark data sovereignty standards. The result of months of work and multiple design iterations, the new OCAP® logo emphasizes the First Nations roots of...
Developed in collaboration with First Nations thought leaders, subject matter experts, and online education professionals, the First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC) is pleased to announce a revised and reimagined version of its popular online course The Fundamentals of OCAP®. Relaunched to mark the 25th anniversary of The First Nations Principles of OCAP®, the course...
The First Nations Information Centre (FNIGC) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 12th annual FNIGC National Student Bursary program. This year’s recipients are Coralie Niquay, Kianna Bear Hetherington, Tiffany McDougall and Tyler Dube. Each will receive $2,500 and free registration to FNIGC’s The Fundamentals of OCAP® online course, which is being relaunched this summer to mark...
The First Nation Information Governance Centre (FNIGC) is pleased to announce the launch of the FNIGC Knowledge Lodge, a new-and-improved version of FNIGC Data Online, its long-standing knowledge translation application. The new FNIGC Knowledge Lodge offers the same reliable no-cost access to hundreds of FNIGC’s published charts and tables, but in a new platform that...
For more than 25 years FNIGC has been collecting data with First Nations communities using an approach that’s built on an inherent respect for data sovereignty, as embodied by the First Nations principles of OCAP®. At the core of our data gathering efforts is the First Nations Regional Health Survey (RHS), our flagship survey that...
The First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC) is pleased to announce that after an extensive executive search, it has found its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in Mr. Jonathan Plante. A member of the Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation, Mr. Plante has been a member of FNIGC’s Executive Team since 2018, where...