Kind electricity - wâsikan kisewâtisiwin joins TELUS Sovereign AI Factory to power reconciliation with care

May 13, 2026 (Treaty No. 6 Territory) — Indigenous AI tech startup wâsikan kisewâtisiwin (wuh-see-gah-n key-su-wat-su-win) and TELUS have entered a partnership where TELUS becomes the startup’s first beta tester. The AI technology is designed to improve education about Indigenous Peoples in Canada. Under the agreement, wâsikan kisewâtisiwin’s AI is hosted on and powered by the TELUS Sovereign AI Factory, which is Canada’s first fully sovereign facility.