Multi-Nation Collaboration on IRS Records

Project Overview

Tkʼemlúps, Nadleh Whut’en, Lax Kw’alaams, Ahousaht, Williams Lake, Stó:lō, and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Nation are collaboratively developing a data governance model for records from Indian Residential Schools and Indian Hospitals located on their lands.

The project includes community engagement, workshops, and the development of permission protocols, access controls, and an operating model for long-term sustainability.

The project will support more secure and collaborative use of sensitive archival records and strengthen Indigenous control over how these records are governed, accessed, and interpreted.