Events

Creative Commons webinar: “Whose Open Culture?”

On January 17, members of the Local Contexts leadership team will be a part of “Whose Open Culture? Decolonization, Indigenization, and Restitution,” a webinar from Creative Commons’ Open Culture Program.

There is growing awareness in the open culture movement about issues related to the acquisition, preservation, access, and reuse of cultural heritage of Indigenous people, heritage wrongfully acquired during colonization, and culturally-sensitive heritage, its restitution and repatriation. These questions might include: 

  • Who decides what can be digitized and/or made openly available online, and under which conditions? 
  • Who has control and who can make governance decisions over their contents? 
  • How are the consultation and decision-making processes designed and implemented and by whom? 
  • How can institutions communicate permitted uses to users (including but mostly going beyond CC licenses or tools)? 
  • When is restitution the answer?
  • How do we share ethically, responsibility, and with respect and sensitivity? 
  • Who should be entitled to answer those questions and take action? 

In this webinar, invited experts will discuss the many complex considerations around such heritage and explore some of the different approaches to respectful, sensitive, responsible, and ethical — in sum, better sharing. 

Register to attend the webinar and find out more on the Creative Commons website.

Upcoming Events

ICRI 2024

December 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

November 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

November 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

November 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 …