[4] Ownership refers to the relationship of First Nations to their cultural knowledge, data, and information.
[7] It is more concrete than ownership, which identifies the relationship between a people and their information in principle.
[3] FNIGC states that it sought to trademark OCAP® to protect the principles from misuse and improper interpretation that could distort their original intent.
[3] FNIGC is an independent, apolitical, and technical non-profit organization operating with a special mandate from the Assembly of First Nations' Chiefs-in-Assembly.
[9] FNIGC's stated vision is that "every First Nation will achieve data sovereignty in alignment with its distinct worldview.