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A leap through financial hardship
Influenced by her son and a mentor, Melissa Curry explains how she transformed her life through the Microsoft Leap program, going from financial hardship to flourishing as a technical program manager. Now, she gives back as an ambassador and helps to foster tech opportunities in underserved communities.
The icebreaker
When Paola started her new position during the pandemic, she found it challenging to connect with coworkers. So, she used existing technology and suggestions from her peers in the Indigenous community, to create something completely new.
Written in the sky
Indigenous languages are disappearing. Tracy Monteith, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, found a way to help turn the tide by preserving and teaching new speakers with Microsoft language tools. Discover his story of technology and tradition, illustrated by Gregg Deal.
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Uncovering courageously
Accountable for progress
Industry connection
Microsoft is a proud sponsor of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society to help build career pathways and increase Indigenous representation in STEM fields.
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Intelligent preservation
Microsoft’s AI for Cultural Heritage program empowers communities to preserve their cultural heritage. This includes enhancing Microsoft Translator to support Indigenous languages like te reo Māori and Inuktitut.
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Insights that inform
We are building the infrastructure to better understand and explore identity as a company. We expanded employee self-identification options in Australia and New Zealand to include culture, ethnicity, Indigenous and caregiver (children, adults, or elders) status.
Inspired partnerships
In partnership with the Louis Riel School Division’s Indigenous Education team, Manito Ahbee Aki is the first Minecraft teaching resource in the world that honours, celebrates and explores a Manitoba Anishinaabe community
https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/education/manito-ahbee-aki
