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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kelvin Chan

A First Nation community in Canada is using a data center to preserve its heritage

Canada Indigenous Data Center - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples have passed down their traditions and culture through oral storytelling. Now, a Canadian Indigenous community is using a data center to help preserve its heritage.

The Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory in rural Ontario installed a small data center as it modernized its recordkeeping systems. Among the digital files it holds are video recordings of Anishinaabe speaking their native language.

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