First Nations & Indigenous

Data sovereignty is not a feature โ€” it's the foundation

We build analytics for First Nations communities and organizations with OCAP principles at the centre of every design decision โ€” not as a compliance checkbox, but as the starting point for every conversation we have before writing a single line of code.

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What we build
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Community Health

Immunization tracking, chronic disease management, wellness program utilization, and preventive care gap analysis โ€” all owned and controlled by the community.

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Housing & Social

Housing needs modeling, maintenance tracking, waitlist analytics, and social determinants of health dashboards for Nation leadership.

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FNHA Reporting

Automated monthly reporting to the First Nations Health Authority โ€” reducing what used to take 40 hours to a single button press.

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Justice Outcomes

IJC program tracking, wellness dimension reporting, and evidence-based advocacy tools for Indigenous justice organizations.

OCAP in practice
Ownership
The community owns all data about its members. Not the health authority, not the government, not us. The data doesn't leave.
Control
The Nation controls how data is collected, used, and shared. Governance framework is established before any technical work begins.
Access
The community decides who sees what. Role-based access reflects Nation governance, not organizational hierarchy.
Possession
Physical or digital custody of data lives with the Nation. Self-hosted options are available and recommended where appropriate.
Why we work differently here

Discovery happens before technology

Every other engagement we take starts with a data inventory. First Nations engagements start with conversations โ€” with health directors, with elders, with community members who will actually use what we build. The technology follows the governance. Always.

Community Co-Design

We don't show up with a pre-built solution. We come with questions. Workshops with the people who will use the system shape every design decision, from what data is collected to who can see it.

Self-Hosted Options

For Nations with sovereignty concerns about cloud data, we build entirely on-premise: Power BI Report Server and SQL Server on hardware owned by the Nation, within Nation boundaries.

Capacity Building

We train 2โ€“3 internal Nation staff to maintain and evolve the platform. The goal is no ongoing vendor dependency โ€” you own the platform and the knowledge to run it.

Standards & Alignment

โœ“ OCAPยฎ Principles
โœ“ FNHA Reporting Standards
โœ“ Indigenous Services Canada
โœ“ FOIPPA Compliant
โœ“ Self-Hosted Available
โœ“ Community Governance First
First Nations analytics

Working with a First Nation or Indigenous organization?

We start with a conversation, not a proposal. Tell us about your community and your data challenges.

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