The First Nations community using tech to preserve culture
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The Indigenous people of the Wiikwemkoong in Canada have found a high tech solution to protect their cultural heritage.
For thousands of years, First Nations people in the unceded territory have passed down traditions through oral storytelling. Now, this community has installed a microdata centre to save photos, videos and recordings of their elders.
In this episode
Why the Wiikwemkoong First Nation built a micro data centre to protect cultural knowledge.How digital records are helping preserve language, stories and community history.The role of data sovereignty in Indigenous control over information.Varied opinions on a separate, major AI data centre.The concerns raised about consultation, water use and environmental impacts.SBS News in Depth is a news analysis podcast from SBS, going behind the headlines with reporting and interviews on the stories shaping Australia and the world.
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