licensing
Explicit, revocable terms for outside access.
When a researcher, consultant, agency or partner needs Nation data, the terms are written, time-limited, recorded and able to be withdrawn.
what it does
Access on the Nation’s terms.
Data licensing makes external access an explicit instrument rather than an informal share, with scope and duration recorded against the records themselves.
Defined scope
Which records, for what purpose, for how long, and with what publication rights.
Time-limited access
Licences expire by default rather than persisting indefinitely.
Revocation as an operation
Withdrawal removes access and the removal is recorded.
Register of licences
A standing register of who currently holds access to what.
why it matters
Why it matters to a Nation.
Nation data has been extracted for decades under arrangements Nations did not write and could not end.
Research history is extractive
Material has been collected, published and retained without ongoing Nation consent.
Value should return
If Nation data has commercial or academic value, the terms should reflect that.
OCAP requires control
Ownership, control, access and possession need mechanisms, not just endorsement.
how it works
Inside Tsen’awt.
Licences are enforced by the access control layer, so the written terms and the technical reality match.
Tied to classification
Licences are issued against record classes with sensitivity respected.
Enforced technically
Expiry and revocation act on actual access, not only on paper.
Logged in full
Every access made under a licence is recorded and reportable.
Reviewable by Council
The licence register can be reported to leadership on any cycle.
outcome
What it changes.
External access becomes governed rather than assumed.
No open-ended sharing
Access ends when the agreed purpose ends.
Provable consent
The Nation can show what was permitted, to whom, and when it stopped.
Terms the Nation wrote
Licensing becomes an instrument of the Nation rather than of the requester.
next step
Bring this into your Nation.
We start with an assessment of how your departments already work, then bring that work into the environment one area at a time.