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The First Nations community using tech to preserve culture

SBS News Australia •
October 24, 2026 • 01:47 AM
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The Indigenous people of the Wiikwemkoong in Canada have found a high tech solution to protect their cultural heritage.

The First Nations community using tech to preserve culture

For thousands of years, First Nations people in the unceded territory have passed down traditions through oral storytelling. Now, this community is using a data centre to help preserve its heritage, installing a microdata centre to save photos, videos and recordings of their elders.

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