Animikii launches Niiwin to support Indigenous data sovereignty

Canadian tech company Animikii has launched Niiwin, a platform that lets Indigenous organizations securely collect, manage, and analyze their own data. The goal: put data back in the control of communities, rather than in systems built by outsiders. This moves beyond compliance, recognizing that for Indigenous groups, data often represents living memory and shared culture, not just numbers.

• Niiwin gives data management to Indigenous communities
• Platform secures cultural, language, and traditional information
• Aligns with OCAP: ownership, control, access, possession
• Highlights collective rather than individual data ownership
• Part of broader Indigenous data sovereignty movement