Events
Upcoming Events
NYU Film Screening and Discussion
In partnership with Local Contexts and Center CIRCL, NYU Libraries is excited to present a screening of the short documentary Awasəwehlαwə́lətinα wikəwαmok | They Returned Home, followed by a discussion with Dr. Jordan Kinder, Assistant Professor of Media, Culture, and Communications. The film charts the groundbreaking work undertaken by the Penobscot Nation to restore Penobscot …
Cultural Institutions Working Group meeting
The next Cultural Institution Working Group meeting will be held November 17 UTC. For this meeting, we will hear from the group’s Chair, Gwen Saul, and colleagues at the New York State Museum. Their team has engaged in a long term effort to implement Local Contexts Notices, and have launched their use within their collections …
Local Contexts Hub Information Session
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 Virtual Office Closed
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.
TUM Project Week: Data Ethics in Practice
The Technical University of Munich’s Project Weeks create a framework in which students and lecturers work on innovative solutions to current problems across disciplines, curricula, and locations. Local Contexts is thrilled to collaborate with TUM to offer students a chance to engage in a shared space of theoretical and practical technical problem-solving with the goal …
Organic Seed Growers Conference 2027
Save the date! The biannual Organic Seed Growers Conference, hosted by the Organic Seed Alliance, will be held March 24-31, in Asheville, North Carolina, USA, and virtually. This will be the first time this longstanding event is hosted outside of Oregon. There will be a focus on farmer’s rights, intellectual property, seed stories and their …
Past Events
Technical Implementation Working Group meeting
The next Local Contexts Technical Implementation Working Group meeting will be held December 4, 20:00 UTC. This meeting will focus on implementation options for Hub users and we will hear from Matthew McKinley at Omeka about their adoption of the Local Contexts Hub as our first certified Integration Partner. Current and invited members of the …
Local Contexts Hub Information Session
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!
Europe & UK Network meeting
The next Local Contexts Europe and UK Network meeting will be held December 2. Current and invited members of the Network 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 Local …
Local Contexts Hub Demonstration Session
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
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!
Living Data 2025
Members of the Local Contexts team will present a workshop and symposium in-person in Bogotá, Colombia, as part of Living Data 2025. Living Data 2025 is a joint conference of Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG), Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS), and Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON). The …
NEMA 2025
Local Contexts will join representatives from the Stockbridge-Munsee Community, Wilson Museum, Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, and University of Massachusetts Amherst as part of a session at the New England Museum Association (NEMA) annual conference. The session, “Rethinking Indigenous Collections Stewardship: Incorporating Culturally Appropriate Care and Cultural Authority,” will introduce several resources to build …
ATALM 2025
The Local Contexts team is planning to attend and present at the 2025 International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries, and Museums (ATALM 2025). Director of Programs Corrie Roe, Outreach Manager Emily Santhanam (Chickasaw/Choctaw/Tamilian), Outreach Coordinator Amy June Breesman (Eastern Shawnee/German/Irish), and Council Chair James Eric Francis (Penobscot), Sr., will hold a half-day pre-conference workshop 21, …
BioCultural and Sciences Working Group meeting
The inaugural Local Contexts BioCultural & Sciences Working Group meeting will be held Tuesday, September 30th UTC. This first meeting will focus on introductions, group purpose, and conduct expectations. Please also bring any thoughts about what meeting topics/discussions would be helpful for supporting your Local Contexts ideas and projects. Current and invited members of the …
Local Contexts Hub Demonstration Session
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!
