Events

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, “Local Contexts: Protecting Indigenous Cultural Heritage with Digital Tools.” This hands-on workshop will introduce the Local Contexts tools for managing, sharing, and protecting cultural and biocultural heritage, and identify practical next steps.

The team will also present session 302, “Local Contexts: Supporting Indigenous Data Sovereignty into the Future.” This session will give an overview of Local Contexts, with an emphasis on how these Labels and Notices can be applied to historic, present, and future contexts.

For more information, see ATALM’s website.

Upcoming Events

AAIA 11th Annual Repatriation Conference

February 24, 2026
, 20:45 UTC - 22:15 UTC
“Association on American Indian Affairs. 11th annual repatriation conference. February 2026.” Conference seal with maroon and gray turtle, leaves, and other shapes.

The Association on American Indian Affairs’ 11th Annual Repatriation Conference will focus on “Feeding the Fire: Advancing the Movement.” Taking place virtually across the month of February, this conference will provide a “space to exchange strategies, sharpen skills, share tools, build community, and chart clear pathways forward.” The Local Contexts team will present “Supporting Indigenous …

Biocultural & Sciences Working Group meeting

January 22, 2026
, 06:00 UTC
“Working Groups and Networks.” Text on decorative orange background.

The next Local Contexts Biocultural and Sciences Working Group (BSWG) will be held Thursday, January 22nd at 06:00 UTC.  For this meeting, we will focus on our collaborative Code of Conduct document, as well as opening the floor for share-outs from recent convenings such as Living Data and Climate Week. Current and invited members of the …