Ethics

• Conceptual Frameworks in Health Research
  This report contains findings from a collaborative project between Research Director Youngblood Henderson of the Native Law Centre of Canada and the First Nations Centre (FNC) at the National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO), presented to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). The project supports the fulfillment of CIHR Objective #4, Developing New Conceptual Paradigms for Addressing Privacy Challenges of the strategic initiative, Compelling Values: Privacy, Access to Data and Health Research.

• Considerations and Templates for Ethical Research Practices (April 2007) provides practical guidance to communities interested in developing their own research policies and protocols. The most useful feature of this guide is its three templates to assist First Nations in the development of research policies and agreements.

• Ownership, Control, Access and Possession, Critical Analysis (April 2007) explains the principles of OCAP and how they apply to the collection, storage and use of data. It also provides some useful models in the form of policies, protocols, or strategies that reflect OCAP and have been adopted by First Nations to regulate