We author governance for Indigenous-led digital decisions and run three programs that put it into use. Everything on this site is shipped and dated.
The systems meant to serve First Nations are rarely chosen by them. Each program puts that right in a different place. All three have shipped work.
Language revitalization with consent infrastructure: a curated corpus now, Lesson 1 in prototype, language games live on Minoo, a talking doll now being built, and story nights to come.
$25k pilots the doll batch and a season of story nights →Community platforms on Waaseyaa, designed to be Nation-governed. Two OIATC-run reference vantages running, with a regional coverage plan ready to fund.
Regional rollout, Sault to Manitoulin →Plain-language explainers for members: where your data lives, responsible AI in coursework.
Used by a local reporter →OIATC supports the independent, member-led Robinson Huron Treaty Members' Transparency Circle. We neither run it nor govern it.
We are early and honest about it: incorporating now, with a trusteeship arrangement being arranged before we accept funds. Each program page says exactly what the next dollar unlocks.
The council today is deliberately small. Growth is gated on fit, not urgency. Full profiles live on the About page.
In 2023 Russell was contracted to implement a case-management system at a First Nations Child and Family Advocacy Unit, saw within weeks that it would not fit the community, and made the case for a Canadian-built alternative already in use at neighbouring Nations. The recommendation was shelved and the contract ended. OIATC is how that lesson becomes a practice.
A non-profit worker co-op whose clients have included the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut and Nunavut Public Library Services. Web Networks provides OIATC's hosting foundation and sits on the council.
Former Director at Web Networks, with a background in non-profit and open-source technology. Joins the board as OIATC incorporates.
A fluent speaker who shares his teachings of Anishinaabemowin publicly. His recordings are the foundation of the language program, used with his agreement, and he guides the council on language and cultural knowledge.
One seat is held by the founder. Writing to Russell is writing to OIATC.