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
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.
ELOKA Event
On November 13, 2024, at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science (CIRES) Auditorium, members of the Advisory Committee for the Exchange for Local Observations and Knowledge of the Arctic (ELOKA) discussed the growth of community-led knowledge documentation projects across the Arctic in the context of broader environmental and social changes.
ELOKA Spotlight
Melissa Van Veen, a member of our partner Tu’dese’cho Wholistic Indigenous Leadership Development (TWILD), spent several days in Finland during Snowchange’s Festival of Northern Fishing Traditions. Read more about her experience.
ELOKA Event
On September 19, ELOKA's Noor Johnson and Roberta Turraq Glenn from the Alaska Arctic Observatory and Knowledge Hub (AAOKH) were invited to the White House for the Year of Open Science Recognition Challenge Winners.
ELOKA Spotlight
On March 21, 2024, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy recognized ELOKA as a “champion of open science.”
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.
