Western Cree Tribal Council launches new mobile app for three First Nations communities in Alberta

(Western Cree Tribal Council)

“When we saw how our member nations were using their own apps to communicate directly with their members, we were immediately struck by how our organization could benefit from this type of technology. This makes reaching individuals or groups quick and easy and the chances of messages being missed or ignored are much lower.

Representing 3 First Nations in northwestern Alberta (Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation, Duncan First Nation and Horse Lake First Nation), the Western Cree Tribal Council (WCTC) provides advisory and support services to their communities, while creating employment opportunities for their members. .

The cross-platform mobile app allows WCTC to reach out to its member communities as groups or individuals to inform them of news, events, programs, services, career opportunities, forms, and important documentation for applications.

The WCTC was inspired to create its own mobile app after seeing the success of its three member nations using the communikit app platform, the world’s first communication app platform designed specifically for First Nations and organizations.

Communikit was developed in 2018, with the aim of reducing the disparities in well-being between First Nations and the rest of Canada by providing the administration with more advanced communication tools.

The Western Cree Tribal Council Mobile App is currently available for download on both App Stores – free download on Apple (IOS) or Google (Android) devices

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