Inuit-developed app is helping Indigenous communities harness data to make their own decisions – Canadian Geographic

Feb 26, 2024

Named after the Inuktitut word for “sea ice”, the mobile app SIKU is helping hunters, trappers and other land users in the North share environmental information

This article is from Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems.

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 changes in the environment, keep tabs on local wild foods, and make decisions about how to manage wildlife—all while controlling how the information is shared.

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