Regeneration of Standing Rock’s Lakota and Dakota Nations

Overview

Addressing environmental and socio-economic challenges in Standing Rock’s Lakota and Dakota Nations, focusing on people, land, water, and air.

Local Setup

• Install Node v16, I recommend using Node Version Manager
• You will need to place .env files in the api and Citizen-Science directories with the following contents:
  • api/.env:

    ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET=39b3cfd461ccb82ba097358c1c0557bbfac4a1a9fbd9bfc6e1bac511e7c9ca60
    ACCESS_TOKEN_LIFE=15m
    REFRESH_TOKEN_SECRET=8c3cd2786ddf92f44f85af2694572241c9c0571cfc4e173e5c86a4fa82dd51cc
    REFRESH_TOKEN_LIFE=30d
    

  • Citizen-Science/.env:

    EXPO_PUBLIC_API_URL=http://<YOUR IP ADDRESS OF THE COMPUTER RUNNING THE API>:3000
    example: EXPO_PUBLIC_API_URL=http://192.168.0.100:3000
    

• cd Citizen-Science to enter the React Native project
• npm install to install dependencies
• npx expo start to start the Expo server
• Download the Expo app on your phone and scan the QR code to run the app on your phone
• Install Docker Desktop
• Now cd into the api directory
• npm install
• Run docker compose build to build the API and PostgreSQL image
• Run docker compose up to start the API and PostgreSQL server
• Once Postgres is running, run npx db-migrate up in the api directory to run the migrations
• You can now access the API at localhost:3000, check /health

Challenges & Focus

• Challenges: Poverty, unemployment, limited healthy living options, restricted data access.
• Regeneration Focus: Environmental issues, language identity, health impacts of air and water, healthy food systems, technology access, sustainable living.

Citizen Science Team

Collaboration among CSUN ARCS, Sitting Bull College FIARE & PERC Centers, community collaborators, industry experts, JPL collaborators, and students.

Vision & Goals

Enhancing NASA and EPA scientific data, understanding atmospheric systems, informing policies, improving environmental health, and bettering the quality of life for the Dakota/Lakota Nation.

Mobile Application

A platform for crowdsourcing data, interpreting weather impacts, and fostering community engagement.

Collaborators

• CSUN ARCS
• Sitting Bull College (FIARE, PERC)
• Local Community Groups
• JPL Ideas Digital Twin
• Standing Rock Telecom

Project Outcomes

Advocacy for human rights, social and environmental justice, community empowerment, and sustainable practices.

Work Plan

From project initiation to app launch, including team formation, design, prototype development, and testing.

Citizen Science Goals & Community Needs

Enhancing atmospheric models, community engagement, data sharing, and addressing local needs like RideShare and Arts in the Park.

Development Process

• Methodology: Agile Development with bi-weekly sprints.
• Tools: Slack, Jira, GitHub.

Team Organization

Focus on discovery, requirements, authentication, architecture, coding, testing, and community needs.

Transforming Needs to Software Requirements

Capturing community discussions, facilitating focus groups, and integrating community input.