Indigenous Futures: Capacity Building for Data Sovereignty in Southern Plains
Local Contexts is thrilled to join an incredible lineup at Indigenous Futures: Capacity Building for Data Sovereignty in the Great Plains, presented by the Office of Sovereign Partnerships and Indigenous Initiatives at the University of Kansas. This three-day in-person event, February 3-5, will focus on advancing Indigenous Data Sovereignty (IDSov) with a particular lens for work in the Great Plains region of the United States. Participants will gain foundational knowledge about IDSov, explore tools and strategies for returning power to communities of origin, and discuss policy and procedural recommendations to operationalize data sovereignty principles.
Session Highlight:
Digital Museum Database Management and Cultural Stewardship
Presented by Local Contexts’ Help Desk Lead Amy June Breesman (Eastern Shawnee)
Date: February 5
Time: 9 am
This session will showcase the use of the Local Contexts Labels and Notices as digital tools for improving cultural stewardship and empowering Indigenous communities.
For more details and to register, visit the event page.
![Event poster for the Society of Ethnobiology 46th Annual Conference. “Local Contexts session: Cultural Stewardship and Waymaking with Local Contexts Labels and Notices. Hybrid: May 23, 2025, 9:30 am PDT. Details: https://ethnobiology.org/conference/. Conference logo is stylized digital illustration of Wèš (Wehsh [chickadee]) sitting on a pinyon pine branch with a background of Dá awaga (Lake Tahoe).](https://localcontexts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SoE-2025.png)
