Safeguarding First Nations through data sovereignty – Anishinabek News

March 11, 2026

THUNDER BAY — Wahnapitae First Nation’s Patrique Paquette enjoyed learning more about IT and security issues during the AFOA Ontario IT Security and Information Protection Workshop, held Feb. 24-25 at Delta Hotels Thunder Bay. The workshop featured training to build skills to safeguard IT systems, protect sensitive data, and maintain operational continuity.

“I found the conference very interesting, a lot of information,” says Paquette, communications assistant in Wahnapitae First Nation, noting that he has an IT background. “It was very interesting to see information being presented for the different audiences because we did have some finance people in the crowd, some HR people in the crowd, as well as a lot of IT professionals.”

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