Stories & Events
Stories & Events
Environmental change in the Arctic over recent decades is increasingly at the center of international interest and debate. ELOKA works at the intersection between Indigenous Knowledge and scientific expertise as complementary and reinforcing ways of understanding the Arctic system and how it is changing over time. By working together, Arctic residents and researchers can make significant contributions 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 Event
The Exchange for Local Observations and Knowledge of the Arctic (ELOKA) works to foster collaboration between Arctic residents and researchers.
ELOKA Spotlight
In November 2022, videography experts from the organization See Stories taught videomaking skills to a classroom of Chevak sixth graders in Alaska. Fifteen short videos will eventually make it the online Nunaput Atlas, which NSIDC's Exchange for Local Observations and Knowledge of the Arctic (ELOKA) program helped create.
ELOKA Spotlight
Working with Indigenous communities takes time, resources, and patience, but a shift is needed in science to include community voices and observations to widen and deepen our collective breadth of knowledge. The Exchange for Local Observations and Knowledge of the Arctic (ELOKA), a NSIDC program, continues to collaborate with the Alaska Arctic Observatory and Knowledge Hub (AAOKH) to support an online community-led observational data hub.
ELOKA Event
On December 6 and 7, 2022, ELOKA met with partners at the Alaska Native Heritage Center in Anchorage, Alaska, to make plans for partner involvement in ELOKA’s work through the end of the current National Science Foundation (NSF) award in early 2026.
ELOKA Update
The ELOKA team is growing! In the fall of 2022, we added two new positions to our team: an outreach and network manager and postdoctoral researcher.
ELOKA Spotlight
On November 30, 2022, the White House released a guidance document that identifies ELOKA as an example of a successful data management program that serves both Indigenous communities and federal agencies.
