The First Nations Information Governance Committee published its first paper on OCAPTM in 2002. Since that time OCAPTM has become ubiquitous. It is the de facto standard for conducting research on First Nations, and has grown beyond research to include the governance of all First Nations information. OCAPTM has been successfully applied in communities across Canada, as communities are increasingly asserting jurisdiction over their own data. Yet there are also many myths and barriers associated with OCAPTM. One of the positive by-products of this has been the trademarking of OCAPTM through The First Nations Information Governance Centre.
This paper will update the 2002 paper, reviewing the origins and rationale for OCAPTM, looking at some successful case studies, and considering where OCAPTM goes from here.