What Nations Told Us After Their Projects Ended
The BC RIGC has now funded 19 Nation-led Data Demonstration Projects, and the first final reports have been submitted. It is still a small sample, and we do not want to draw conclusions that reach beyond the evidence. Even so, some themes appear consistently enough that they are already shaping how we work.
Planning Successful Data Projects
While every Nation's priorities and context are unique, analysis of the work to date surfaces lessons learned that the BC RIGC will apply to improve its project planning practices in order to deliver greater value to First Nations.
Common data capacity needs among First Nations governments
The question we hear most often from Nations working on data governance is, “where do we start?” This question is common because data governance work isn’t linear.
Digital Sovereignty: Making Data Sovereignty Real
Indigenous data sovereignty is the right of First Nations to govern data about their peoples, lands, and Nations. It is grounded in self-determination and expressed through frameworks like OCAP®.
Measuring Economic Impact: The Nisg̱a’a Lisims Government Case
The BC RIGC and NLG collaborated to develop a custom regional Input–Output model tailored specifically to the North Coast–Nechako economy.
Building Data Quality into Daily Practice
Over the course of the project with Kitselas Five Tier System, the tool itself not only changed, but how K5T staff understood data quality and used data to improve their service delivery.