In this episode Elizabeth chats with Jonathan Dewar, Chief Executive Officer of the First Nations Information Governance Centre and a member of the inaugural board of directors of the National Council for Reconciliation, to explore Indigenous governance principles in AI. They discuss how the First Nations principles OCAP (Ownership, Control, Access and Possession), developed nearly 30 years ago, offers a foundation for thinking about data sovereignty, collective flights, and accountability as AI begins to blur the line between tool and decision-maker. Jonathan shares how First Nations are moving from principles to practice by building the institutions, capacity, and networks needed by First Nations for First Nations data governance, including the gaps in Canada’s Sovereign Compute Infrastructure Program. Additional Resources:Look into the First Nations Information Governance Centre to learn about how First Nations’ data and information will be collected, protected, used, or shared.Check out the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples report by the United Nations to learn about data sovereignty. Read Pathways to First Nations’ Data and Information Sovereignty to learn more about collective rights and interest in data and information. To learn more about the Oka Crisis read Remembering the Siege on Kanehsata:ke — July 11, 1990 Read Robots Behaving Badly which uses an anti-colonial and Indigenous framework that considers what artificial intelligence means for political power, society and the relationships that sustain communities.Check out Jonathon on LinkedIn!Contributors:Host: Elizabeth DuboisResearch Lead: Julianne Bernier RobertTranscript: Areej El-SharifAudio Editing: Sarah Pledge-DicksonTranslation: Julianne Bernier RobertPublishing and Promotion: Aaron BrissonProducer: Sarah Pledge-Dickson Check out www.polcommtech.ca for annotated transcripts of this episode in English and French.