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Siksika Nation invests in community app

Jul 12, 2022 | 2:47 PM

SIKSIKA NATION, AB – A new mobile app will help Siksika Nation leadership promote available resources to members living both on- and off-reserve.

Users will get push notifications from the Siksika Nation Tribal Administration about news, events, documents, resources, job opportunities and announcements.

Membership of the Siksika Nation is close to 7,800, nearly half of whom live away from the reserve west of Brooks.

“We put out a lot of resources for our members on a regular basis, so an app that reaches beyond our borders will help expand how much of our community we can serve,” says Chief Ouray Crowfoot in a news release. “Transparency has been a hallmark of our administration, being able to send notifications and publish content to our members at any time will make keeping band members informed even easier.”

They can also submit information to the Siksika Nation Tribal Administration via fillable forms available in the app.

The Siksika app is built on the Communikit App Platform, and its level of security appealed to Siksika leadership. Information submitted by users through the fillable forms is not stored on any of the Communikit servers; information submitted via the app is sent directly to Siksika Nation leadership by email with all data encrypted.

“A centralized information distribution system that our members can rely on, as opposed to social media like Facebook or Twitter, gives greater confidence in data security and keeps posts on-topic,” says tribal manager Richard Sparvier.

The app is available for iOS and Android devices.