Long-range housing planning
Tools for Nations to model 5–25 year housing scenarios across on-reserve and off-reserve contexts under their own assumptions.
Indigenous housing
Tools that respect Nation control.
Indigenous housing is not a vertical at OHC — it is a foundational design principle. Our work supports Nation-led housing planning, delivery, and stewardship under Nation-controlled data.
Indigenous housing
Built with Nations, not for them.
Indigenous housing is not a vertical inside OHC — it is a foundational design principle. Our tools, data agreements, and governance are shaped to support Nation-led housing planning, delivery, and long-term stewardship.
Data sovereignty first
Nation-controlled data stays Nation-controlled. OHC follows OCAP® principles by default — Nations retain ownership, control, access, and possession over their housing data.
Nation-led planning
Tools for long-range housing strategy — on-reserve and off-reserve — that respect Nation governance, land tenure, and community priorities.
Capacity building
Pairing tools with training, so housing departments build durable in-house capability rather than dependence on consultants.
Indigenous-led design
Standardized design tracks co-developed with Indigenous designers, reflecting cultural, climatic, and ceremonial context — not a generic template.
What we offer
Practical support, on Nation terms.
Every engagement starts with a conversation about governance and data control — never with a tool demo.
Nation-controlled data agreements
Bilateral data agreements that codify OCAP® — Nations retain ownership, control, access, and possession of all Nation data.
Indigenous-led design tracks
Standardized design library tracks co-developed with Indigenous designers, climate-zone aware and culturally grounded.
Capacity-building programs
Pairing tools with training so housing departments build durable in-house capability rather than dependence on consultants.
Funding readiness
Support preparing program applications and financial proformas — without surrendering Nation control of the underlying data.
Manufacturer & delivery routing
Connections to offsite manufacturers and delivery partners that have committed to Indigenous-led project standards.
Platform in use
The Indigenous Housing Growth Platform.
A working operations system for Nation-led and Indigenous housing organizations — built around a G0–G10 phase lifecycle, RBAC for nine roles, and project workflows that respect Nation governance.
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The Indigenous Housing Growth Platform (IHGP) tracks projects from concept (G0) through occupancy and stewardship (G10), with role-based permissions tuned to how Nation housing departments actually work — Chief and Council, Housing Manager, Project Manager, Maintenance, Finance, Tenant, and partner roles each see what their work requires, and nothing more.
Phases
G0 – G10
Roles
9 (RBAC)
Stack
Express · Prisma · Postgres
Auth
JWT / Cognito
How OHC fits
Open data and standardized designs feed the platform Nations run.
IHGP is operated by Indigenous housing organizations on their terms. OHC’s role is upstream — supplying open parcel data, digital bylaws, and standardized housing designs that Nations can choose to pull into their G0 – G10 workflow. Data control stays with the Nation; OHC stays in the commons.
- OCAP®-aligned by default
- Open inputs, Nation-controlled outputs
- Standardized designs, not imposed designs
- Capacity-building paired with the tooling
Start with a conversation
If your Nation is exploring housing tools, we would like to listen.
We can begin with a no-commitment conversation about your community’s priorities, data governance, and questions.