
BC Labels

The BC Labels are an initiative for Indigenous communities and local organizations. Developed through sustained partnership and testing within Indigenous communities across multiple countries, the Labels allow communities to express local and specific conditions for sharing and engaging in future research and relationships in ways that are consistent with already existing community rules, governance and protocols for using, sharing and circulating knowledge and data. Communities customize their BC Labels. To do this communities will need to use the Local Contexts Hub which allows community control over customization and delivery to institutions, data repositories and other organizations.
The BC Labels define community expectations about appropriate use of biocultural collections and data. The BC Labels focus on accurate provenance, transparency and integrity in research engagements with Indigenous communities. The BC Labels ensure Indigenous people are represented in the metadata and create opportunities for future researchers to connect and support appropriate benefit sharing.
The BC Label text is intended to be customized by each community – giving the Labels specificity and context. The title of each BC Label can be translated into one or more languages and displayed in addition to the default Label title. The BC Label icons are not to be altered. This is to ensure national and international recognition and integrity across content and collection management systems, online repositories, websites, and physical exhibits.
For more information on implementing and displaying the TK Labels, please contact the Local Contexts team.
Ko tā ngā Tohu Whakaae nei, he whakaatu i te whakaae a te hapori mō runga i ētahi mahinga e tika
Questions?
HOW CAN THE LOCAL CONTEXTS TOOLS BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITY?
HOW CAN THE LOCAL CONTEXTS TOOLS BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITY?
All the Local Contexts tools work together to support the proper recognition of Indigenous rights and interests in traditional knowledge and biocultural data. Each Local Contexts tool requires collaboration between communities and institutions and/or communities and researchers. The BC Labels communicate ongoing Indigenous relationships, obligations and responsibilities to information and data as well as expectations for its future circulation. Their implementation encourages researchers and institutions to adopt new practices.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO DEVELOP BC LABELS?
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO DEVELOP BC LABELS?
The community customization of the BC Labels is a collaborative process. How long it takes will depend on the scope of the project and how many BC Labels you’d like to develop. The Local Contexts Hub facilitates the process and allows for community vetting and authorizations.
CAN THE BC AND TK LABELS BE USED TOGETHER?
CAN THE BC AND TK LABELS BE USED TOGETHER?
Yes. The BC and TK Labels were designed to be used separately and/or together.
ARE THERE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES I CAN USE?
ARE THERE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES I CAN USE?
Yes. Additional resources on Copyright, Intellectual Property Law, Agreements, Protocols and MOUs can be found at ENRICH. Here you will also find training modules on Collaborative Curation, Cultural Awareness, Indigenous Intellectual and Cultural Property, Indigenous Data Sovereignty, CARE Principles, TK & BC Labels and Notices and Agreement Making.