On this Social Network, Sea Ice, Traditional Foods, and Wildlife Are Always Trending

Photo caption: Hunters, trappers, and other land users in the North are using SIKU, a mobile app named after the Inuktitut word for “sea ice,” to share environmental information […]. Photo courtesy of the Arctic Eider Society. Article by Hannah Hoag. Hakai Magazine – February 15, 2024.

Few social networking platforms are known for inspiring positive social change these days, but an Inuit-developed app is helping Indigenous communities from Alaska to Greenland advance their self-determination. Named SIKU after the Inuktitut word for “sea ice,” the app allows communities in the North to pull together traditional knowledge and scientific data to track […]

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