Ownership, Control, Access and Possession (OCAP™): The Path to First Nations Information Governance First Nations Information Governance Centre May 23, 2014 How to Cite Ownership, Control, Access and Possession (OCAP™): The Path to First Nations Information Governance: The First Nations Information Governance Centre. [...] First Nations themselves are the only ones that have the knowledge and authority to balance the potential benefits and harms associated with the collection and use of their information. [...] OCAP™ in Action The First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC) and The First Nations Regional Health Survey It is fitting to start at the birthplace of the term OCAP™. [...] At the same time, the RHS Code of Research Ethics14 was developed and has been revised to reflect the evolving needs of the RHS and the information governance principles of the First Nation regions participating in the RHS. [...] However, it is the explicit intention and long-term goal of the Partnership to work with other First Nations in the Atlantic Region to establish an Atlantic Aboriginal Centre of Excellence for Health Information Management that will make First Nations the stewards of their own data.