Events

Indigenous Research Ethics in a Digital World

On January 18-20, Trent University Chanie Wenjack School for Indigenous Studies is hosting a free, virtual symposium, “Indigenous Research Ethics in a Digital World.”

Local Contexts co-director Māui Hudson will speak with Dr. Robyn Rowe (Anishinaabe-kwe, Health Data Research Network Canada, ICES) and Kristine Neglia (Curve Lake First Nation, First Nations Information Governance Centre) on day 3 as part of “Building a Foundation for Indigenous Data Sovereignty: An International Movement.” The session will explore national and international perspectives, with a focus on the Global Indigenous Data Alliance (GIDA).

For the full schedule and to register, visit: https://trentindigenousethicssymposium.wordpress.com/

Upcoming Events

Local Contexts Hub Information Session

diciembre 2, 2026
, 22:00 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!

Local Contexts Hub Information Session

octubre 14, 2026
, 19:00 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!

Climate Week 2026

septiembre 22, 2026 - septiembre 23, 2026
, 22:30 UTC - 00:30 UTC
Event poster. “Living Data, Living Land. More-Than-Human Rights, AI, and Indigenous Data Sovereignty. Tuesday, September 22, 6:30-8:30 pm. Vanderbilt Hall, Room 218, NYU Law. Speakers: Jane Anderson, Eve Tuck (Unangax̂), Suzanne Greenlaw (Maliseet), Carlos Andrés Baquero-Díaz, Erin Robinson, Neil Davies, Maheata White Davies (Raiatea), Mililani Ganivet (Tahiti).”

Building on last year’s inaugural Living Data, Living Lands, this year’s NYC Climate Week convening will center the question that the Global Indigenous Movement has been addressing for decades: How can Indigenous communities control the AI infrastructure itself? This gathering engages AI, which, left unchecked, could extend extractive logics that absorbs material without attribution, provenance, …

ATALM 2026

septiembre 21, 2026 - septiembre 25, 2026
 
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The Local Contexts team will be attending and presenting at the 2026 International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries, and Museum held September 21-25 in Spokane, Washington, United States. The team is currently slotted to present: If you plan to attend, please reach out to our outreach team (or on the Whova app) to connect! See …