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2025 National Council on Public History Annual Meeting

March 26, 2025
, 13:00 UTC

On March 26, Local Contexts, in partnership with UMass Amherst and the Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science staff, will present the workshop, “What is Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Why Does it Matter for Public Historians?”, at the 2025 National Council on Public History (NCPH) Annual Meeting in Montréal, Québec, Canada. This workshop introduces …

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Labels in Use


Frame to the left: “Labels in use: Te Roroa. First use of a BC Label on a thesis!” Screenshot of title page of thesis that includes the BC Provenance Label icon. Frame to the right: “Labels in use: Te Roroa. The thesis was deposited in the Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington institutional repository. Library staff added the digital infrastructure so that Te Roroa’s BC Provenance Label is included in the research metadata.” Screenshot of metadata showing the Te Roroa BC Provenance Label text and Hub project URL.

Label in Use: Te Roroa

Jun 17, 2024
Te Roroa, a Māori Iwi from the region between the Kaipara Harbour and the Hokianga Harbour in Northland, Aotearoa New Zealand, has a number of
On a decorative red background, text: “TK Labels in use: Whakatōhea Waiata App.” Below, 2 screenshots from the Waiata app showing the title screen and one of the waiata with TK Labels.

Labels in use: Waiata app

Jun 13, 2023
Whakatōhea Iwi in Aotearoa New Zealand has added some of their Traditional Knowledge Labels to waiata (traditional songs/chants) in the Whakatōhea Waiata App. The TK
Black text and icon on a decorative red background. “TK & BC Labels in use. E Reo Noku – My Language.” Below is a screenshot showing the credits from one of the Oriana TV videos featuring the TK Attribution, TK Verified, TK Non Commercial, TK Outreach, and TK Open to Collaboration Labels. At the bottom is the Local Contexts logo, a black circle made of dots.

Labels in Use: Oriana TV

Jun 17, 2022
The Traditional Knowledge (TK) Labels were recently applied in a film project produced by Aotearoa (New Zealand)-based television platform, Oriana TV, "E Reo Noku –
Black text on a decorative red background “TK & BC Labels in use. Sq'éwlets Band of the Stó:lō First Nation.” Below are two screenshots from the Sq’éwlets website showing a thumbnail of a video and the TK Family Label as a pop-up. At the bottom in black is the Local Contexts logo, a ring made of dots.

Labels in Use: Sq'éwlets TK Family

May 13, 2022
Traditional Knowledge (TK) and Biocultural (BC) Labels are customized by Indigenous communities to give specificity and context, and suit their needs. Label customization is an
Black text and icon on a decorative red background. “TK & BC Labels in use. As I Remember It: Teachings (Ɂəms tɑɁɑw) from the Life of a Sliammon Elder.” Below are two side-by-side screenshots from Elsie Paul’s website showing 4 TK Label icons with their accompanying customized text.

Labels in Use: Elsie Paul

Apr 6, 2022
Traditional Knowledge (TK) and Biocultural (BC) Labels are customized by Indigenous communities to give specificity and context, and suit their needs. Label customization is an
Three Image blocks. Image 1 - Black text and icon on a decorative red background. “TK & BC Labels in use. Passamaquoddy Tribe.” Below is a screenshot showing three TK Label icons.At the bottom is the Local Contexts logo, a black circle made of dots. Image 2 - Black text and icon on a decorative red background. “TK & BC Labels in use. Passamaquoddy Tribe.” Below is a screenshot from the Passamaquoddy Tribe’s website showing a catalog entry. Visible on the right hand side are three TK Label icons. At the bottom is “from PassamaquoddyPeoples.com”. Image 3 - Black text and icon on a decorative red background. “TK & BC Labels in use. Passamaquoddy Tribe.” Below is a screenshot from the Library of Congress’s website showing a catalog entry. Visible on the right hand side are three TK Label icons. At the bottom is “from Library of Congress”.

TK Label in use: Passamaquoddy

Mar 18, 2022
The Passamaquoddy Tribe utilizes Traditional Knowledge (TK) Labels on their Passamaquoddy Peoples’ Knowledge Portal website to connect their community to their cultural heritage, and to
Screenshot of Sípnuuk Digital Library, Archives, and Museum homepage showing a closely cropped photograph of multiple baskets.

Karuk Tribe TK Labels

Nov 23, 2020
Local Contexts is working together with the Karuk Tribe to design intellectual property strategies with agreements for researchers; to develop transfer of ownership forms for