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Walking together

At Wabusk Data Solutions, we believe meaningful data sovereignty work begins beneath the surface - with trust, relationships, reflection, and community readiness. Our services are built from the ground up through our Iceberg Framework, starting with deep connection and leading to empowered action. Every offering is flexible, co-created, and rooted in your Nation's values, laws, and vision for the future.

We don't just deliver documents - we walk alongside your Nation as a partner, helping you build internal capacity, develop practical tools, and make confident, sovereign decisions about your data and digital world. 


*All services follow the completion of the Ready to Walk Together tool. If this doesn't align with your needs, please contact us to discuss how we can support you.

We support the co-development of a framework and supporting policies that assert your Nation's inherent right to govern its own stories ("data"). These services support long-term sovereignty, grounded in both traditional law and current data realities. Developed in a way that truly reflects your Nation through the embedding of culture, language, and values, with our expertise to help with translations to support external adherence to your assertion. Includes services such as:

  • Nation-based Data Governance Framework
  • Alignment with your Data Sovereignty Statements/Declarations
  • Data classification and access protocols
  • Culturally grounded policy development
  • Data repatriation strategies
  • Partner/Stakeholder engagement and advocacy
  • Protocol agreement, data sharing agreement, and law development support

Your Nation's stories and information deserve protection. We co-create privacy programs and consent practices that reflect both compliance and cultural values. Includes services such as:

  • Privacy program development
  • Indigenous-informed consent frameworks
  • Community education on data rights and privacy
  • Assessment tool development grounded in Nation values
  • Privacy, data governance and risk assessments

We support Nations to grow internal capacity by co-developing roles, mentorship plans, and training resources for data and privacy leadership. Includes services such as:

  • Data Governance and Privacy role
  • Internal onboarding and training guides
  • Leadership and staff training
  • Recruitment and role support

Digital safety is part of sovereignty. We assess risks and help put strong, culturally aligned cybersecurity practices in place to protect your Nation's digital spaces. Includes services such as:

  • cybersecurity risk assessments (coming soon)
  • Guidance on secure storage and platforms
  • Incident response and breach planning (coming soon)
  • Contract and vendor agreement review
  • Penetration testing (coming soon)
  • Artificial Intelligence Governance policies

We offer tailored education and engagement sessions that bring communities, leadership, and staff into the work of data sovereignty and digital wellness. Includes topics such as:

  • Data Sovereignty  101
  • Digital Safety and Cyber Security
  • Privacy & Consent 
  • Custom engagement based on Nation priorities 

Not sure what fits?

That's okay! We'll explore your priorities together throughout the completion of the Ready to Walk Together tool and during our review of the outcome and recommendations. From there we will co-create a plan that reflects your vision, capacity and values - you're in the driver's seat as the decision maker in what this looks like for your Nation. 

Foundational Support

Price: starts at $5,000

Timeframe: 6-8 weeks

Ideal for: Nations wanting a focused engagement with one deliverable.

Includes:

  • 2-3 meetings
  • 1 core deliverable
  • 1 round of revisions
  • Light email support

Collaborative Development

Price: starts at $7,500

Timeframe: 8-12 weeks

Ideal for: Nations who want to co-create solutions with moderate guidance and support

Includes:

  • 3-5 meetings
  • 1 primary deliverable + a supporting resource 
  • Community/leadership engagement session
  • 2 rounds of revisions
  • Moderate email support

Deep Partnership

Price: starts at $10,000

Timeframe: 10-14 weeks

Ideal for: Nations building capacity from the ground up with ongoing support

Includes:

  • 5-7 meetings
  • Community/leadership engagements
  • Full policy or framework suite with capacity-building roadmap
  • Up to 3 rounds of revisions
  • Hands-on support with implementation
  • Weekly check-in access + email support

Ongoing Retainer

Optional add-on to any tier after project wraps-up

Price:

  • $1,500/month (2-3 hours/month)
  • $2,500/month (5-6 hours/month)
  • Custom based on needs


Every Package is Customizable

These tiers provide a guide - but every Nation's journey is unique. We adjust deliverables and timelines to respect your pace, priorities, and cultural protocols. We embed these discussions into the review session following the completion of the Ready to Walk Together tool.