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Kinistin Saulteaux Nation’s Leadership Announces Their Own Mobile Application for Membership Communications, Resources, and Support Programs
Kinistin Saulteaux Nation has created a custom mobile app for their members to act as a dedicated digital communications platform. The app (released on April 29th) will be used to keep band members aware of important communications from the Band Office.
In order to encourage members to download and register for the app, the Nation entered every band member who registered into a draw for a $100 gift card. Within one week, over 10% of the entire registered population of the Nation had acquired a login and are currently eligible to receive push notifications directly from the Band Office.
Chief and Council elected to create their app on the Communikit mobile application platform, created by Aivia Design and Technology based out of Edmonton, AB. Leadership selected Communikit as a platform for multiple reasons, but primarily because it is the first and fastest-growing software designed specifically for progressive Indigenous Nations to communicate with their members.
Kinistin band members are able to access documents, forms, news articles, event information, job opportunities, and important announcements in the app, and can even send messages directly to the Band Office using the built-in forms.