Listen & define
Understand community priorities and shape a focused first learning opportunity.
Initiative in development
COMMUNITY · CAPACITY · SELF-DETERMINATION
A digital future
rooted in
community.
Education. Workforce pathways. Authority over data. CedarStack is an Indigenous-led initiative building toward a future our communities help define.
INDIGENOUS-LED · COMMUNITY-CENTEREDDiscover our purpose
OUR PURPOSESkills. Standards.
Skills. Standards.
Sovereignty.
Digital self-determination grows through people: the confidence to use technology, the skills to build it, and the authority to decide how it serves a community.
01 / EDUCATIONConfidence
Capability
Authority
Confidence
to participate.
Proposed pathways in digital literacy, coding, and practical technology skills — from a first computer project to a next career step.
Explore learning 02 / WORKFORCECapability
to create.
A vision for mentorship, hands-on projects, and connections between learning, local priorities, and technology careers.
Explore career pathways 03 / DATA SOVEREIGNTYAuthority
to decide.
Community priorities and tribal authority should guide how Indigenous data is collected, accessed, used, and cared for.
Understand the approachTHE STARTING POINTTechnology should serve
Technology should serve
the people it touches.
Who sets the purpose? Who has access? Who benefits? These questions belong at the beginning of a data project.
CedarStack’s proposed approach connects technical learning with community decision-making. Any role involving a Nation’s data would need that Nation’s authorization and a written agreement.
Explore data sovereigntyA PATH FORWARDStart with people.
See the Institute’s direction Start with people.
Grow with purpose.
Learn & practice
Connect approachable instruction with useful projects and support from experienced people.
Build capacity
Develop skills, shared standards, and pathways that communities can carry forward.
This is a proposed direction. Programme dates, instructors, and partnerships are still to be confirmed.
SHAPE WHAT COMES NEXTStrong roots.
Strong roots.
Shared possibility.
Bring your perspective to a future shaped by community priorities, practical learning, and Indigenous authority over data.
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