The Indigenous committee will oversee the use of this data. In alignment with OCAP (ownership, control, access, and possession) principles, the BCCSW is committed to ongoing respectful relationships with Indigenous peoples and communities. The benefits of ensuring OCAP is upheld includes rebuilding of trust, decreased bias, meaningful capacity development, and community empowerment to make change (Schnarch, 2004)¹. The Indigenous committee will monitor the numbers and trends of self-identified Indigenous registrants, will decide when/how this information will be shared, and provide direction to the BCCSW on action items necessary in relation to this.
