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Niiwin is Indigenous-first Technology for Data Sovereignty
At Animikii, we connect people to culture using technology. As an Indigenous technology company, we recognize that technology by itself is not a solution to the pressing issues we face, rather it must be guided by a system of values that promote mutual understanding and equity. That's why we created Niiwin. It's our Indigenous Data Sovereignty platform. It's flexible and adaptable enough to power everything from a decolonized high-school education experience through to complex storytelling systems repositories.
Rooted in Indigenous Data & Digital Sovereignty Principles
Culturally Safe Design Aligned With an Indigenous Worldview
Securely Manage Who Accesses Your Data
Choose Where Your Data is Hosted
Explore Niiwin In Action
Niiwin is a purpose-built tool for Indigenous Sovereignty, here's how customized versions are being used today:
Niiwin Online Learning
Decolonized Learning Management System
Build educational experiences that honour Indigenous ways of knowing. Selected by Edmonton Public Schools for their province-wide decolonized education platform. Animikii’s team has been longtime leaders in online learning, supporting over 200,000 professionals through the San’yas Indigenous-Specific Anti-Racism training. Our online learning system lets you build learning paths to integrate traditional and contemporary knowledge, and ensures your community maintains full control over educational data and protocols.
Niiwin Members Portal Empowering Indigenous Organizations Online
Connect your community through culturally safe digital spaces. Niiwin's platform powers secure online resource centers and members-only sections for Indigenous nations and organizations across Canada, including multilingual databases and community portals. This user-friendly system enables social-purpose organizations to share their impact, amplify their voice, and tell their stories online - from connecting communities to fostering territory-wide collaboration.
Niiwin Community Archive
Culturally Safer Data Models for Community Records
Transform scattered historical records into protected community resources. Niiwin supports the Survivors' Secretariat in building the most comprehensive Truth and Reconciliation database, and powers the Digital Witness Blanket managing complex data relationships between thousands of artifacts and their stories. Our platform enables Indigenous-led data governance and complex, culturally appropriate data models that honour Indigenous worldviews and reclaim sovereignty over our data.
Niiwin Custom Applications
Your Vision, Your Sovereignty, Your Solution
When you need software that doesn’t exist yet, we're here to build it with you. Through our Pathfinding process, we collaborate to design custom Indigenous data sovereignty solutions to reflect your unique governance structures, cultural protocols, and needs. From land management systems to language revitalization tools, from treaty implementation platforms to economic development portals - if you can envision it, we can build it together.