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Local Contexts Hub Information Session

June 23, 2026
, 17:00 UTC

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!

Cultural Institution Working Group meeting

June 25, 2026
, 19:00 UTC
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We look forward to connecting for another Cultural Institution Working Group meeting on June 25th, UTC! For this meeting, we have heard that many of our newer group members would appreciate an overview of the work that Local Contexts does, and some updates about new and different programs. If you have been following Local Contexts …

State of the World’s Plants and Fungi Symposium

June 29, 2026 - July 1, 2026
 

Local Contexts Strategic Advisor Maui Hudson (Whakatōhea) will present as part of the State of the World’s Plants and Fungi Symposium, online and in-person at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in London, UK. On July 1 UTC, Maui will present “Acknowledging local contexts: Recognising Indigenous knowledge and provenance as part of the biocultural value of collections” …

Genomic Standards Consortium 2026

August 12, 2026 - August 14, 2026
 

Local Contexts team members will present at the 26th International Meeting of the Genomics Standards Consortium in Rotorua, Aotearoa New Zealand. This GSC meeting will bring together researchers, data stewards, and standards developers to examine how genomic repositories can support responsible, interoperable, and culturally grounded uses of AI.  On August 12 NZT, Strategic Advisor Maui …

ATALM 2026

September 21, 2026 - September 25, 2026
 

The Local Contexts team will be attending and presenting at the 2026 International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries, and Museum held September 21-25 in Spokane, Washington, United States. The team is currently slotted to present a half-day pre-conference workshop on the Local Contexts tools for Indigenous communities, and a session with collaborators from the Indianapolis …

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Notices in Use

“Notices in use: UTS ePress.” Screenshot of UTS ePress webpage for the Marana Dyaragali publication, which includes the Traditional Knowledge Notice. Decorative maroon background. Notices in Use

Notices in Use: Marana Dyargali, published by UTS ePress

May 16, 2025 Marana Dyargali is a collection of zines exploring Indigenous research ethics and the intersection of protocols and practice. Published by UTS ePress, Marana Dyargali was… …
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“Notices in use: Wilson Museum.” Screenshot of the Wilson Museum collections webpage, featuring the Local Contexts Open to Collaborate, Attribution Incomplete, and Traditional Knowledge Notices. The screenshot is on a decorative red background overlaid with an image of a stream and woodland area. Notices in Use

Notices in Use: The Wilson Museum Collections, Maine, USA

May 9, 2025 The Wilson Museum in Castine, Maine, USA, recently added the Open to Collaborate, Attribution Incomplete, and Traditional Knowledge Notices to the collection page on their… …
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“Notices in use: The Whyte Archive.” Screenshot of Whyte’s website object record page for “Pearl Moore’s Beaded Vest,” including an image of a decorated beaded vest and the Local Contexts Notices below. Decorative red background. Notices in Use

Notices in use: The Whyte Archives

Dec 13, 2024 The Whyte Archive is using Open to Collaborate and Attribution Incomplete Notices in its online collection page for “Pearl Moore’s Beaded Vest.” The Notices are… …
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“Notices in use: Wise Ancestors.” Screenshot of Wise Ancestors website homepage, which includes text “Braiding biotechnology, Indigenous science, and Traditional Ecological Knowledge to conserve biodiversity,” and the Local Contexts Open to Collaborate Notice. Decorative red background. Notices in Use

Notices in use: Wise Ancestors

Oct 30, 2024 We’re thrilled to announce that Wise Ancestors has joined the Local Contexts Hub and is using the Open to Collaborate Notice on their homepage to… …
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“Notices in use: Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields.” Screenshot of Newfields website object record page for “birdstone,” including an image of a stone bird and the Local Contexts Notices below. Decorative red background. Notices in Use

Notices in use: Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields

Sep 18, 2024 The Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields is using Open to Collaborate, Attribution Incomplete, BC, and TK Notices in its online collections portal. The Notices… …
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“Notices in use: Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts.” Screenshot of Coe Center website collections page “The Coe Collection” and the Local Contexts Open to Collaborate Notice. Decorative red background. Notices in Use

Notice in Use: Coe Center

Jun 7, 2024 The Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts is using Open to Collaborate Notices on its website, including on its collections page and in its… …
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Text and screenshots on decorative red background. “Notices in use: Green Ribbon and Blue Ribbon Stories publication. Two screenshots of the article titled “Green Ribbon and Blue Ribbon Stories: Applying a Bidjara Way of Knowing to Understanding Records” by Leann Wilson and Rose Barrowcliffe with a TK Notice icon visible. Notices in Use

Notices in use: “Green Ribbon and Blue Ribbon Stories” publication

Jun 14, 2023 Leann Wilson (Bidjara/Kara-Kara and South Sea Islander) and Rose Barrowcliffe (Butchulla) wrote “Green Ribbon and Blue Ribbon Stories: Applying a Bidjara Way of Knowing to… …
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Text and screenshot on decorative red background. “Notices in use. European Reference Genome Atlas.” Screenshot showing the European Reference Genome Atlas website, “A Genome Atlas of European Biodiversity,” with the Open to Collaborate Notice. The icon is a black square with two hands reaching towards each other over a box. Notices in Use

Notices in use: ERGA

Mar 8, 2023 The European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) has applied an Open to Collaborate Notice. ERGA, the pan-European partner of the Earth BioGenome Project, is an international… …
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Left: Text and screenshot on decorative red background. “Notices in use. Fortepan.us.” Below the title is a screenshot of the Fortepan website showing the TK and Attribution Incomplete Notice icons in the information about a sepia photograph. Right: Notices in Use

Notices in use: Fortepan.us

Feb 1, 2023 Fortepan.us has applied Local Contexts Notices in its digital photograph archive. Fortepan.us is an open source archival platform presenting an alternative public history based on… …
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Notice in Use: Bilberry genome assembly

Nov 23, 2022 The bilberry is a widespread shrub that grows in northern Europe and has been a significant source of nutrition for the Sámi. The samples used… …
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Manaaki Whenua Systems Collections Data database sample entry for CHR 469903 with 4 Local Contexts Labels and 1 Notice. Collections details including specimen type, database record, preferred name, and identification type. On right, list titled “Permissions.” Beneath, text: “Project title: Biological specimens housed at Manaaki Whenua: Te rohe o Whakatōhea,” Beneath, text: “Reference: Local Contexts - Whakatohea.” Four Label icons and titles are below: “BC Provenance (BC P) | Nā wai/ Nō hea. BC Research Use (BC R) | Rangahau. BC Open to Collaboration (BC CB) | Kotahitanga. BC Open to Commercialization (BC OC) | Umanga.” Beneath, text: “Project title: Local Contexts - Allan Herbarium (CHR)” with Local Contexts BC Notice icon. Labels in Use, Notices in Use

Labels and Notices in Manaaki Whenua

Oct 5, 2022 Last updated April 12, 2023 The first Biocultural Labels and Notices have been applied to an open biodiversity database using the Local Contexts Hub. Manaaki… …
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Notices in Use

Notice in Use: Maine-eDNA

Sep 7, 2022 The Maine Center for Genetics in the Environment at the University of Maine and its program, Maine-eDNA, have applied the Open to Collaborate Notice on… …
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Notices in Use: Wellcome Collection

Aug 3, 2022 The Wellcome Collection, a London, UK, museum focused on health and human experience, has applied the Attribution Incomplete and Open to Collaborate Notices. On their… …
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Notices in Use: OpenTEK

Jul 20, 2022 The four Local Contexts Notices — Traditional Knowledge, Biocultural, Attribution Incomplete, and Open to Collaborate — have been applied to the OpenTEK platform. OpenTEK is… …
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Notices in Use: Karen Jamieson Dance

Jun 30, 2022 The Attribution Incomplete and Open to Collaborate Notices have been applied by Karen Jamieson Dance, a dance company based in Canada on the unceded traditional… …
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Notice in Use: Simon Fraser University

May 23, 2022 An Open to Collaborate Notice is applied to the Northwest Coast Image Archive in Simon Fraser University Library’s Digitized Collections. This collection in the Bill… …
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Notice in use: American Philosophical Society CNAIR

Apr 27, 2022 The Center for Native American and Indigenous Research at the American Philosophical Society utilizes the Open to Collaborate Notice. CNAIR strives to work with community-based… …
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GDV database showing the genome overview for “Vaccinium myrtillus isolate NK2018 v1.0 genome sequence” that includes a Local Contexts BC Notice icon and text. Notices in Use

See the first published BC Notice

Mar 3, 2021 Find it in the "Vaccinium myrtillus isolate NK2018 v1.0 genome sequence" analysis in the Genome Database for Vaccinium. …
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