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The Research Data Alliance recently published a blog about operationalizing the CARE Principles and Indigenous Data Sovereignty in a genomic research project. Written by genomicist

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The Local Contexts project grew from the needs of Indigenous and local organizations who wanted a practical method to deal with the range of intellectual

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January 18, 2023, 2:00pm – 3:00pm ET (11:00am – 12:00pm PT)In this webinar, Jane Anderson of New York University and Co-Director of Local Contexts will

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DataCite is an organization that provides and helps to manage and share DOIs (​​Digital Object Identifiers, a persistent identifier) for research data and outputs. By

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The European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) in partnership with COPO and Local Contexts has created a guide for biodiversity researchers to support the inclusion of

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A new journal article published today speaks to the need to establish Indigenous data provenance in genetic research. Co-authored by Local Contexts team members and

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Jane Anderson “The Problem of Property” from Local Contexts on Vimeo. Dr. Jane Anderson, Founder of Local Contexts, discusses the language of “property,” “ownership,” and

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Maui Hudson, Co-Founder of Local Contexts, and several others published an article in Frontiers in Genetics titled “Using Indigenous Standards to Implement the CARE Principles:

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Libby Higgins, Maui Hudson, and Jane Anderson encourage researchers to use TK, BC, and CI Labels and Notices to help Indigenous communities gain visibility within

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James Francis, Sr. (Penobscot Nation) discusses using the Traditional Knowledge Labels in the Penobscot community. Click to watch the video here.

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“Indigenous data sovereignty is the right of Indigenous peoples to govern the collection, ownership, and application of data about Indigenous communities, nations, peoples, lands, and

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