Events

Institutional Repositories and Open Access Community Days

On day one of the Institutional Repositories and Open Access Community Days 2024, Local Contexts team members Dr Janette Hamilton-Pearce (Te Whānau a Apanui) and Ashley Rojas will present a keynote, “Supporting Māori Rights and Interests in Data and Repositories.”

This presentation will focus on introducing the Local Contexts tools for managing, sharing, and supporting Māori rights and interests in data and repositories.  Institutional repositories in Aotearoa are not neutral platforms. These platforms take on the colonial policies to archive and promote Māori as the ‘Dying Race’ driven by Issac Featherston since 1856. To counter that narrative, you will learn about the Local Contexts Traditional Knowledge (TK) and Biocultural (BC) Labels and Notices initiative, and how they can be implemented within these repositories.

See the complete schedule and register to attend on the University of Canterbury 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 …