Events

Indigenous Communities Working Group meeting

The next Indigenous Communities Working Group meeting will be held May 5 UTC.

This meeting is being held after the April 29 UTC webinar about recent updates to the Hub, including the introduction of the Hub membership program, to create space for an informal follow-up discussion to share resources, questions, and thoughts in a smaller group setting.

This meeting will not be recorded. If you are unable to attend but have feedback or questions about the membership program, please email the outreach team at outreach@localcontexts.org.

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 share experiences related to using the Local Contexts Traditional Knowledge and Biocultural 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.

Upcoming Events

ATALM 2025

octobre 7, 2025 - octobre 9, 2025
 
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The Local Contexts team is planning to attend and present at the 2025 International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries, and Museums (ATALM 2025). Director of Programs Corrie Roe, Outreach Manager Emily Santhanam (Chickasaw/Choctaw/Tamilian), Outreach Coordinator Amy June Breesman (Eastern Shawnee/German/Irish), and Council Chair James Eric Francis (Penobscot), Sr., will hold a half-day pre-conference workshop 21, …

Local Contexts Hub Demonstration Session

août 19, 2025
, 22:00 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!

Local Contexts Hub Information Session

août 5, 2025
, 22:00 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!

Local Contexts Aotearoa NZ Network x TIWG Meeting: AGDR Panel

juillet 23, 2025
, 22:00 UTC
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We are excited to host a crossover meeting between the Aotearoa New Zealand Network and Technical Implementation Working Group (TIWG) in July. In this meeting, the Aotearoa Genomic Data Repository team and their collaborators will present a panel discussion on the role of BC Labels and Notices in their data repository, focusing on context, examples, …