2023 Playback: A Year in Review
Avneet Takhar
Another year wrapped up, folks and it’s been an emotional one. With lots that has happened in the world at large, workspaces that continue to feel the ripple effects of the pandemic, and AI coming into huge influence- especially in tech spaces, it’s been ever-evolving changes that our Indigenous communities, us and other organizations have felt impacted by.
Amongst all of this, we’re grateful that we’re able to do the work that we do, made possible by our amazing customers, partners and team. And so with that, we invite you to dive in with us on all that’s taken place in 2023.
At OneFeather
🏆 Our founder, Lawrence Lewis being awarded with UVic’s prestigious Indigenous Community Alumni Awards, which goes to alum that have been recognized for contributions to Truth & Reconciliation. And, it was an unexpected double whammy 🤠 when we also received VIATEC’s Social Impact Award, in recognition of companies that reflect the spirit of dynamism in Victoria’s tech industry.
🪶 OneFeather receiving recognition by the federal government of our easier online status card process, and acknowledgement that the paper application they offer has systemic issues. The Globe & Mail also highlighted innovative technology we’re using for Indigenous communities to bank and vote.
🇺🇸 We were selected for the Canadian Indigenous Business Accelerator program in partnership with NW Innovation Resource Centre, Washington amongst some other amazing Indigenous companies.
🗣️ A speaker panel event on the importance of “Sovereign Indigenous Identity” at Rotary Club of Victoria Harbourside.
💪🏽 Growing our team, and we still have some openings that might interest you here!
😃 Seeing our (mostly remote) team in-person in Lək̓ʷəŋən Territory (Victoria, BC), connecting, partaking in cultural traditions together and getting a little bit silly too 🙊.
🎙Continuing our podcast on “Digital Indigeneity” featuring some huge names in Indigi-sphere including director, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers and Netflix film-maker Mary Teegee. Listen to them all here:
- Netflix Filmmakers on Indigenous Media | Mary Teegee & Matt Smiley
- Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers on Narrative Sovereignty
- Former Political Candidate on Navigating Indigenous Digital Spaces
- CEO of Virtual Reality Hub on Indigenous Skills Training
Community
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🧡 Working closely with COYA Productions and Indigenous Box, partnering with Indigenous services.
🎉 98% success rate for status card applications. The feedback from you is so valued!
Product Updates
Status Card Applications
📃 Creating an in-depth report into the barriers of status card applications, and recommendations using extensive internal and external data.
🪪 Kickstarting our in-person status card events once again, whereby we support Nation members IRL.
😍 They liked us so much that - we went back TWICE, haha!
😁 Also, kick-starting our TikTok. Catch us at it if you dare lol, by following us here.
Nations App
👩🏽💻 Major UX improvements to the Nations App, to help administrators and leaders manage their Nation members more efficiently, with time and ease processes. If you’re looking for easier elections/ membership management for your nation, contact us here.
Members App
📬 Introducing the new mail-in ballot request button in the Members App! Based on feedback, we made it a priority to simplify the process. Members can now easily request mail-in ballots with their OneFeather account, pertaining to their nation providing this option for a vote.
🔐 Creating SSO for OneFeather accounts. Single sign-on became initiated to make it easier for our customers to login to all the OneFeather services they use, using one secure account.
Wallet & PAY
💸 Starting planning for a VERY exciting pilot project for our OneFeather Wallet that will be released in the coming months. We suggest downloading the Wallet today onto your smartphone, so you’re ready for when the news hits!
Voting / Digital Voting
🗳️ Increasing nations we support for voting, elections and sommunity surveys/events to 289 in total!
🤩 Completing 184 voting events for nations and communities with some of the largest Indigenous governments in the country.
😅 Phew, it's been a lot of things happening! 🧡 So we say a HUGE Gila'kasla (thank you!) for the continuous support of our awesome community, and partners including Raven Indigenous Capital Partners, BlocPal, BC Achievement Foundation, Varshney Capital Corp, Humanitas Smart Planet Fund and Sustainable Development Canada.
We put our hands up in thanks, and are grateful to you for being such a major part of the work we do!
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