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Capacity Building

True sovereignty depends on skills, confidence, and connection. Capacity Building explores how communities are growing their ability to collect, interpret, and protect their own data through programs like Mawkim’s Data Literacy Training and Regional Data Centre development. These resources share ways to strengthen local leadership, bridge knowledge systems, and build data practices grounded in Mi’kmaw values.

Articles

Seeing with Two Eyes, Governing with Care: Etuaptmumk, Netukulimk, and Mi’kmaw Data Governance
When we speak of data governance, many imagine technical architectures, policies, and access rules. But for the Mi’kmaq, guided by deep philosophies, governing data must also be a form of […]
Learning to Read the Story Beneath the Numbers: Data Literacy and Capacity Building in Mi’kma’ki
When a Mi’kmaw Elder once said, “Our stories are our teachers,” they could not have imagined how true that would become in the digital age.Today, the stories we tell are […]
UNDRIP, Data Sovereignty, and the Global Movement to Reclaim Indigenous Knowledge
When the United Nations adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in 2007, it marked a historic turning point in how the world recognized Indigenous rights — […]
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