Events

ICWG Meeting

The next Local Contexts Indigenous Communities Working Group meeting will be held September 5.

For this meeting, we will ask for your feedback on new features on the Local Contexts Hub, including those recently added, in development, or under consideration. We are also interested in your general questions and feedback. To see a few Hub updates from this year, you can read this blog post.

Current members of the Working Group should have an email and calendar invite with connection details. If you are interested in the group, you can read more and submit your interest on our Working Groups and Networks page.


The Indigenous Communities Working Group (ICWG) brings together Indigenous community members and Indigenous community staff internationally to support communities who are either using or interested in using the Labels. Meetings include members sharing their experiences customizing and using the Traditional Knowledge and Biocultural Labels, group discussions around Local Contexts and the Hub, Local Contexts updates and feedback, and more. There are currently over 120 group members.

Upcoming Events

ICRI 2024

diciembre 3, 2024
, 23:00 UTC
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On December 3, Local Contexts Executive Director Stephany RunningHawk Johnson will present as part of a panel, “Where Indigenous knowledge and methodologies intersect with research infrastructure,” at International Conference on Research Infrastructures, held in Meanjin/Brisbane, QLD, Australia, with online participation available for those not invited as delegates. This session will focus on the intersection of …

Local Contexts Hub Demonstration Session

noviembre 21, 2024
, 23:00 UTC
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Do you have questions about Local Contexts or the Local Contexts Hub? Curious about how you can use the Traditional Knowledge and Biocultural Labels and Notices to support Indigenous data sovereignty and cultural authority? Sign-up for a group informational or Hub demonstration session with the Local Contexts team!

IIRC 2024

noviembre 14, 2024
, 23:00 UTC
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Ana Te Whaiti, Ejay Gillies, and Airini Gillies of Ngā Hapū o Waimārama and Xavier Forde of Ministry for Culture and Heritage of Aotearoa New Zealand will present a session, “Te Taunaha i ngā Tapuwae ō mātou Tīpuna: Piloting Traditional Knowledge Labels” at International Indigenous Research Conference 2024, held in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand. This …

Research Data Alliance 23rd Plenary Meeting

noviembre 14, 2024
, 12:30 UTC
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On November 14, Local Contexts’ Executive Director Stephany RunningHawk Johnson, Operations Manager Laure Haak, and Software Developer Ashley Rojas, along with World Data System International Technology Office’s Associate Director Reyna Jenkyns, will present a breakout session, “Implementing CARE Principles: Indigenous Data Governance using the Local Contexts Hub,” at Research Data Alliance 23rd Plenary Meeting, held …