Learning Resources
Browse the slide decks below for topic-specific workshops and webinars delivered by the BC RIGC. Please contact us if you’d like a virtual or in-person workshop on any of these topics, or to suggest any other topics for workshops or webinars that advance data for governance and First Nations data capacity.
Where possible, recorded presentations and slide decks are made available to extend access beyond the original session.
About the BC RIGC and Demonstration Projects
Data Sharing Agreements
This webinar describes and defines data-sharing or information-sharing agreements, outlines key considerations in choosing when these should potentially be contractual or non-contractual in nature, and provides an annotated outline and examples of these agreements.
Working with Engagement Data
This webinar provides practical templates and tips associated with ethically gathering and presenting community engagement data, with specific focus on consent statements, disclaimers, analysis processes, reporting products, and overarching policy and guidelines.
Child & Families Jurisdiction: Key Context for Development of a Data Standard
This workshop slide deck supports First Nations governments and organizations in understanding privacy, confidentiality, and information security within Child and Family Services. It explains relevant legal and policy contexts, including the role of privacy laws and Indigenous data sovereignty. The resource also includes examples, discussion prompts, and practical steps for strengthening privacy and security practices in alignment with community values and legal obligations.
BC RIGC Workshops
BC RIGC Presentation to First Nations Leadership Gathering January 2025
This presentation introduces the BC RIGC, its leadership, and how it implements the National First Nations Data Governance Strategy in BC. It summarizes services and supports—including free custom digital infrastructure, expert advisory, training, and province-wide projects—and invites Nations to engage with needs-driven data work.
BC RIGC Presentation to First Nations Leadership Gathering November 2025
This presentation frames why Indigenous data sovereignty and Nation-led data governance matter, including the impacts of disrupted knowledge and data systems and the future that the BC RIGC works toward. It outlines BC RIGC supports and services to First Nations governments, shares project snapshots from Ulkatcho First Nation and Nuchatlaht First Nation, and more.