Events

Featured Event

Local Contexts Summit

May 10, 2023, 10am-4pm EDT

The first Local Contexts Summit will be held on May 10 in Lenapehoking (New York City). The Summit will bring together people from across the Local Contexts community with a focus on Indigenous authority, control, and governance in the archive and sciences. 

This day-long event will showcase the current and potential use of Traditional Knowledge and Biocultural Labels and Notices, as well as examples of implementation within communities and institutions.

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2023 Events

Local Contexts Summit

May 10, 2023, 10pm-4pm EDT


The first Local Contexts Summit will be held on May 10 in Lenapehoking (New York City). The Summit will bring together people from across the Local Contexts community with a focus on Indigenous authority, control, and governance in the archive and sciences…
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NMLA Spring Symposium

April 14, 2023, 9:15am MT (12:15pm ET)


Local Contexts will be presenting at the New Mexico Library Association’s (NMLA) Spring Symposium, held virtually this year. This year’s symposium is a one-day online event focusing on intellectual freedom issues in libraries and literature…
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SSILA Annual Meeting

January 20, 2023, 6pm-7pm ET


Local Contexts Community Outreach Manager Felicia Garcia will be presenting at the Society for the Indigenous Languages of the Americas (SSILA) Annual Meeting, held virtually this year…
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Past Events

Natives in Tech Conference 2022

November 5, 2022 6:30pm PT


Local Contexts will be part of the two-day virtual Natives in Tech Conference 2022: Developing Sovereignty in Tech. Join us on Saturday, November 5, at 6:30 pm PT. Programme Lead, Dr. Janette Hamilton-Pearce, and Institution Outreach Manager, Corrie Roe, will share about Local Contexts…
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We All Count’s “Talking Data Equity”

October 28, 2022, 12pm EDT


Join Local Contexts Co-Director Jane Anderson for a free and open webinar in We All Count’s “Talking Data Equity” series! “Talking Data Equity” is a series of weekly drop-in conversations addressing questions with people who are working on operationalizing data equity.
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Finding Just Solutions to Appropriation of Indigenous Creation

March 31, 2022, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm MDT


Join Local Contexts Co-Director, Jane Anderson, in conversation with Trevor Reed and Madhavi Sunder for “Finding Just Solutions to Appropriation of Indigenous Creation.” Hosted by the School for Advanced Research, this online presentation and live Q&A will be moderated by SAR President, Michael F. Brown…
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eCampusOntario: An Overview with Local Contexts

March 8, 2022, 3pm-4pm ET


Interested in learning more about Local Contexts? Join us on Tuesday, March 8th at 3pm ET for a free hour-long webinar with eCampusOntario. This presentation will give an introduction to the Local Contexts initiative and demonstration of the newly launched Local Contexts Hub…
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Indigenous Research Ethics in a Digital World

January 20, 2022, 3:00pm – 5:00pm ET


Local Contexts co-director Māui Hudson will speak with Dr. Robyn Rowe (Anishinaabe-kwe, Health Data Research Network Canada, ICES) and Kristine Neglia (Curve Lake First Nation, First Nations Information Governance Centre…
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