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

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 …