Stories & Events

Stories & Events

Environmental change in the Arctic over recent decades is increasingly at the center of international interest. Local observations and place-based knowledge systems offer fine-grained, nuanced and holistic understanding of the Arctic system and how it is changing over time. By working together, Arctic residents and researchers can contribute to a deeper understanding of the Arctic and the social and environmental changes ongoing in the region. Read about ELOKA research, collaborations, and events.

 


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ELOKA Spotlight
With the support of Tu’dese’cho Wholistic Indigenous Leadership Development (TWILD), co-founder Curtis Rattray created a digital atlas of Tahltan land in British Columbia with the Exchange for Local Observations and Knowledge of the Arctic (ELOKA), a program at NSIDC. The map serves as an interactive way for communities and especially youth to learn ancestral knowledge.
group photo of participants
ELOKA Event
On November 11 and 12, 2024, ELOKA’s Advisory Committee, ELOKA’s core team, and long-term ELOKA partners met to reflect on ELOKA’s successes, areas for growth, and goals for the future.
Arctic Observing Summit 2024 group photo
ELOKA Event
The Exchange for Local Observations and Knowledge of the Arctic (ELOKA) team members Noor Johnson, Tash Haycock-Chavez, Joshua Brown (virtual attendance), and Matt Druckenmiller attended the Arctic Observing Summit (AOS), a biannual meeting focused on Arctic observing, at the end of March in Edinburgh, Scotland.
 
 
ELOKA is generously supported by the US National Science Foundation through awards 2032423, 2032417, 2032419, and 2032445. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.