Events

ICWG Meeting

The next Local Contexts Indigenous Communities Working Group meeting will be held September 5.

For this meeting, we will ask for your feedback on new features on the Local Contexts Hub, including those recently added, in development, or under consideration. We are also interested in your general questions and feedback. To see a few Hub updates from this year, you can read this blog post.

Current members of the Working Group 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 Indigenous Communities Working Group (ICWG) brings together Indigenous community members and Indigenous community staff internationally to support communities who are either using or interested in using the Labels. Meetings include members sharing their experiences customizing and using the Traditional Knowledge and Biocultural Labels, group discussions around Local Contexts and the Hub, Local Contexts updates and feedback, and more. There are currently over 120 group members.

Upcoming Events

Local Contexts Hub Demonstration Session

November 21, 2024
, 23:00 UTC
“Hub Demo Session.” Text on decorative blue-green background.

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!

ATALM 2024

November 12, 2024 - November 14, 2024
 
Event poster. “Sovereign Futures: Weaving tradition and innovation. 2024 international conference of Indigenous archives, libraries, and museums. Palm Springs, California. November 12-14, 2024.” Decorative background, artwork of colorful landscape with prominent plants, palm trees, and mountains.

Some of the Local Contexts team will be presenting and attending the 2024 International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries, and Museums (ATALM 2024) in Palm Springs, California, USA. The preliminary schedule includes multiple opportunities to hear about Local Contexts and the work of our Council, including: The early bird registration rate is open until August …

Local Contexts Information Session

November 4, 2024
, 23:00 UTC
“Information Session.” Text on decorative blue-green background.

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!

Biodiversity Genomics Academy (BGA24)

October 24, 2024
, 18:00 UTC - 20:00 UTC
“Actioning the CARE Principles in Biodiversity Genomics Data and Metadata using Local Contexts Labels and Notices. BGA24. Online. 24 October. 18:00-20:00 UTC. Details. thebgacademy.org.” Text on decorative purple background.

Local Contexts team members Stephany RunningHawk Johnson (Oglala Lakota Nation), Ashley Rojas, Corrie Roe, and Emily Santhanam (Chickasaw/Choctaw/Tamilian) and University of California Santa Cruz researcher Ann Mc Cartney will lead a two-hour workshop, “Actioning the CARE Principles in Biodiversity Genomics Data and Metadata using Local Contexts Labels and Notices,” as a part of this year’s …