This page contains resources for ELOKA data contributors and for anyone interested in finding links within the ELOKA site organized by category.
Find links listed within the ELOKA Web site by category.
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Alaska Native Knowledge Network
http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/
Explore publications, curriculum resources, cultural resources, and Alaskan Indigenous knowledge sytems. |
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Alaska Native Language Center (ANLC)
http://www.uaf.edu/anlc/
Explore an interactive map of Alaskan native languages on the ANLC Web site. The ANLC offers research and documentation of the twenty native languages of Alaska in the form of story collections, dictionaries, and research papers. |
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First Nations Seeker
http://www.firstnationsseeker.ca/ |
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Gáldu Resource Centre for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
http://www.galdu.org/web/index.php?sladja=25 giella1=eng
Visit the Gáldu Resource Centre for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to learn about the Sámi people and their culture, as well as the current issues affecting them and other Indigenous peoples. |
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Isuma TV
http://www.isuma.tv/
IsumaTV is an independent interactive network of Inuit and Indigenous multimedia. IsumaTV uses networking technology to foster communication and exchange among Indigenous and non-Indigenous people and communities around the globe. |
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Listening to Our Past
http://www.traditional-knowledge.ca/
Listening to Our Past is a comprehensive resource of oral traditional knowledge for anyone interested in Inuit culture. Browse for information on many topics of Inuit culture, such as Traditional Law, Traditional Health, Shamanism, Child Rearing Practices, Development of Government Services in the Arctic, and even American Military Presence in the 1950s. |
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Pulaarvik Kablu Friendship Centre
http://www.pulaarvik.ca/community/Inuit.html
Rankin Inlet is an Inuit hamlet situated along the west coast of Hudson Bay. Read more about Rankin Inlet at the Pulaarvik Kablu Friendship Centre Web site. |
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World Wildlife Fund (WWF): The Arctic
http://www.worldwildlife.org/what/wherewework/arctic/index.html
Visit the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Web site about the Arctic, for a closer look at "one of the world's most biologically productive and diverse environments". |
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Alaska Native Science Commission
http://www.nativescience.org/
The Alaska Native Science Commission (ANSC) serves as a clearinghouse for proposed research, an information base for ongoing and past research and an archive for significant research involving the Native community.
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Alaska Traditional Knowledge and Native Foods Database
http://www.nativeknowledge.org/
Consult the Alaska Traditional Knowledge and Native Foods Database for a wide range of data and topics concerning native foods in more than 300 communities. |
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Arctic Council
http://arctic-council.org/
The Arctic Council is a high-level intergovernmental forum to promote cooperation, coordination, and interaction among the Arctic States. |
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Database of Best Practices on Indigenous Knowledge
http://www.unesco.org/most/bpindi.htm
The Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education/Indigenous Knowledge (NUFFIC/IK-Unit) in cooperation with UNESCO's Management of Social Transformations Programme (MOST) has established a Database of Best Practices on Indigenous Knowledge, which initially contained 27 best practices. The second phase (2001-2002) added 22 cases to the database. |
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International Polar Year (IPY)
http://www.ipy.org/
Learn all about the International Polar Year (IPY) scientific program and the vast array of projects associated with IPY. |
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Native Village of Wales
http://www.kawerak.org/tribalHomePages/wales/index.html
Visit the Native Village of Wales to learn about one of the oldest communities in the Bering Strait region of northwestern Alaska. Covers topics suchas the history, culture, and economy of the region. |
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Nunavut Research Institute
http://www.nri.nu.ca/
Visit the Nunavut Research Institute for information on traditional knowledge, technology, science, and research currently underway in Nunavut, Canada. |
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Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA)
http://www.qia.ca/
The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) aims to represent the interests of Inuit of the Baffin Region, Belcher Islands, and the High Arctic. Visit their Web site for community profiles of these regions, and to learn about current QIA programs and projects. |
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Sámi Radio
http://www.samiradio.org/
Listen to Sámi Radio for news and current events affecting and featuring Sámi people. |
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Seattle Times: The Bering Sea
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/local/beringsea/ |
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Sila-Inuk Project
http://www.inuit.org/index.php?id=221&no_cache=1&sword_list[]=sila-inuk
Sila-Inuk studies the impacts of climate change in Greenland and collects observations made by Greenland residents. |
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Voices from the Bay
http://www.carc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=109&Itemid=171 |
Related Research |
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Abisko Scientific Research Station
http://www.linnea.com/~ans/
The Abisko Scientific Research Station, also known as the Abisko Naturvetenskapliga Station (ANS), supports international scientific research in the subarctic environment surrounding the station. |
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ArcticNet
http://www.arcticnet.ulaval.ca/
ArcticNet is a Network of Centres of Excellence of Canada that brings together scientists and managers in the natural, human health, and social sciences with their partners from Inuit organizations, northern communities, federal and provincial agencies, and the private sector to study the impacts of climate change in the coastal Canadian Arctic. |
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Arctic Observing Network (AON)
http://www.aoncadis.org/
The Arctic Observing Network (AON) is tasked with improving observational capabilities in the Arctic through a system of atmospheric-, land-, and ocean-based environmental satellites and sensors that will facilitate understanding of the significant and rapid changes occurring in the Arctic. |
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Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF)
http://caff.is/
Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF)
CAFF, the Biodiversity Working Group of the Arctic Council, uses traditional ecological knowledge of local and Indigenous people to aid in their assessment of Arctic biodiversity, and to further promote sustainability of Arctic resources. |
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Narwhal Tusk Discoveries
http://www.narwhal.org/
The narwhal tusk has mystified scientists, researchers, and academics for centuries. What does this unique tooth do? Explore the narwhal tusk in a scientific journey that helps uncover the mystery. |
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Seasonal Ice Zone Observing Network (SIZONet)
http://www.sizonet.org/
The project will establish a network of researchers, Arctic residents, different institutions with needs for sea-ice information, and other stakeholders. It will deliver infrastructure and an integrated sea-ice data set, leaving a legacy that allows for continued, long-term observations beyond the IPY "test bed." |
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Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH)
http://www.arcus.org/SEARCH/index.php
SEARCH is an interagency effort to understand the nature, extent, and future development of the system-scale change presently seen in the Arctic. These changes are occurring across terrestrial, oceanic, atmospheric, and human systems. |