US IDSov & Gov Summit 2026

The Local Contexts team is attending the U.S. Indigenous Data Sovereignty & Governance Summit 2026.

On April 16 at 11 am MST, Outreach Manager Emily Santhanam (Chickasaw) and Outreach Coordinator Amy June Breesman (Eastern Shawnee) will present about the Local Contexts tools in “Supporting Indigenous Provenance and Authority with Traditional Knowledge and Biocultural Labels.”

Executive Director Hop Hopkins and Director of Programs Corrie Roe will also be in attendance on April 15. Local Contexts is also excited to be a sponsor of this convening.

For the agenda and registration (including virtual attendance), see the convening’s website.

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Organic Seed Growers Conference 2027

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Local Contexts Virtual Office Closed

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The Local Contexts team will be away from our desks December 28-January 1 for a year-end break. If you have any questions during this time, please contact us through our website, and we will get back to you when we return to our desks on January 4, 2027.

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!

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