GEO INDIGENOUS HACKATHONS Diana Mastracci GEO Indigenous Alliance

GEO INDIGENOUS HACKATHONS Diana Mastracci GEO Indigenous Alliance Space 4 Innovation 1

• INCREASE INTERGENERATIONAL KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER • INCREASE CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION • ENHANCE LOCAL CULTURE North Slope Borough School District, Alaska 2014 -2016 2

Arctic Science 2015 Se-Ice App 2016 Arctic Game 2017 GEOSS Hack 2018 GEOWeek 2019 Hack 4 Covid 2020 3

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GEO INDIGENOUS HACK 4 COVID Started April 2020 -ongoing SOKONI/The market Submitted by: Titus Letaapo Samburu Tribe, Kenya GARAH ITXA/Together with the Forest Submitted by Chief Almir Surui, Paiter Tribe, Brazilian Amazon SINCHI/Together we are stronger Submitted by Leo Cerda, Kichwa Community, Ecuadorian Amazon JEMPE/ Hummingbird Submitted by Mario Vargas Shakaim, Shuar Nation, Ecuadorian Amazon 5

VISIBILIDADE TEAM Team members: Douglas Mbura (Kenya) and Rasha Elnimeiry (Sudan) “ We are building a powerful tool that will help Indigenous communities to become more “visible” by making it super easy for them to share their story, data and maps. ” Team Visibilidade Solved challenge submitted by Claudinete de Souza, Quilombola community, Brazil 6

SYMBOLS MAP TEAM Team members: Miroslawa A. Figueroa(Mexico/UK), Yoanna Dimitrova(Bulgaria/UK), Lucandrea Mancini(Italy), Nicolas M. Correa(Australia/Colombia) Solved challenged submitted by Titus Letaapo from the Samburu Tribe, Kenya 7

Thank you/Gracias diana@space 4 innovation. com 8