Events
Upcoming Events
NYU Film Screening and Discussion
In partnership with Local Contexts and Center CIRCL, NYU Libraries is excited to present a screening of the short documentary Awasəwehlαwə́lətinα wikəwαmok | They Returned Home, followed by a discussion with Dr. Jordan Kinder, Assistant Professor of Media, Culture, and Communications. The film charts the groundbreaking work undertaken by the Penobscot Nation to restore Penobscot …
Cultural Institutions Working Group meeting
The next Cultural Institution Working Group meeting will be held November 17 UTC. For this meeting, we will hear from the group’s Chair, Gwen Saul, and colleagues at the New York State Museum. Their team has engaged in a long term effort to implement Local Contexts Notices, and have launched their use within their collections …
Local Contexts Hub Information Session
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 Virtual Office Closed
The Local Contexts team will be away from our desks December 28-January 1 for a year-end break. If you have any questions during this time, please contact us through our website, and we will get back to you when we return to our desks on January 4, 2027.
TUM Project Week: Data Ethics in Practice
The Technical University of Munich’s Project Weeks create a framework in which students and lecturers work on innovative solutions to current problems across disciplines, curricula, and locations. Local Contexts is thrilled to collaborate with TUM to offer students a chance to engage in a shared space of theoretical and practical technical problem-solving with the goal …
Organic Seed Growers Conference 2027
Save the date! The biannual Organic Seed Growers Conference, hosted by the Organic Seed Alliance, will be held March 24-31, in Asheville, North Carolina, USA, and virtually. This will be the first time this longstanding event is hosted outside of Oregon. There will be a focus on farmer’s rights, intellectual property, seed stories and their …
Past Events
Aotearoa Network meeting
The next Local Contexts Aotearoa Network meeting will be held Tuesday, June 2nd NZT. For this pop-up meeting of the Local Contexts Aotearoa New Zealand Network, we will hear from Maui Hudson (Whakatōhea Nation), Local Contexts Council Founding Member and Strategic Advisor. He will present on Indigenous Data Sovereignty: Local and Global Trends.Current and invited …
Society of Ethnobiology Conference 2026
The Local Contexts team will present at the 47th Annual Conference of the Society of Ethnobiology held virtually and in-person in Sewanee, Tennessee, United States. Outreach Coordinator Amy June Breesman (Eastern Shawnee) will present “Activating the Local Contexts tools to uphold Indigenous Peoples’ rights in biocultural data sharing” as a part of the “Ethics and …
Culture Keepers Gathering
The Local Contexts team is excited to join the upcoming Culture Keepers Gathering in Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin, United States. Outreach Manager Emily Santhanam (Chickasaw) and Outreach Coordinator (CBIKS) Monique Tyndall (Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans (Citizen), Umoⁿhoⁿ, Mvskoke) will present “Local Contexts: Protecting Indigenous Cultural Heritage with TK & BC Labels.” The Culture Keepers Convening …
Indigenous Communities Working Group meeting
The next Local Contexts Indigenous Communities Working Group will be held May 7 (UTC). For this meeting, we will host a presentation by Monique Tyndall (Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans (Citizen), Umoⁿhoⁿ, Mvskoke), a new member of the Local Contexts team serving as Outreach Coordinator (CBIKS). In their previous role as Director of Cultural Affairs for …
Canada Network/Biocultural and Sciences Working Group Crossover Meeting
The Local Contexts Canada Network and Biocultural and Sciences Working Group will meet together for a presentation on April 30. For this meeting, we will host presenter Sandra Klemet-N’Guessan, a Postdoctoral Fellow at School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability at the University of Waterloo. Her postdoctoral research focuses on linguistic diversity and data stewardship practices …
US IDSov & Gov Summit 2026
The Local Contexts team is attending the U.S. Indigenous Data Sovereignty & Governance Summit 2026. On April 16 at 11 am MST, Outreach Manager Emily Santhanam (Chickasaw) and Outreach Coordinator Amy June Breesman (Eastern Shawnee) will present about the Local Contexts tools in “Supporting Indigenous Provenance and Authority with Traditional Knowledge and Biocultural Labels.” Executive …
Tekαkαpimək (As Far As One Can See): Indigenous Art, Cultural Authority, and Community Resilience
Join a delegation of Wabanaki artists, cultural leaders, and partners for an evening of visual storytelling and conversation about Tekαkαpimək Contact Station at Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, situated in the traditional and present day homeland of the Penobscot Nation. Tekαkαpimək serves as an Indigenous-led model for place-based interpretation, cultural continuity, and the role …
TK & BC Labels Webinar
This webinar will introduce the Local Contexts tools for Indigenous communities to uphold Indigenous sovereignty and cultural authority. The Local Contexts Traditional Knowledge and Biocultural Labels add provenance information, protocols, and permissions for access, use, and circulation to data and collections. Developed through sustained partnership and testing within Indigenous communities across multiple countries, the Labels …
Northeast Network: Dr. Darren Ranco on Collaborations
The next Local Contexts Northeast Network meeting will be held March 31st. We are excited to welcome Dr. Darren Ranco, who will speak to us about creating meaningful and sustainable collaborations with Indigenous communities. Dr. Ranco is a member of the Penobscot Nation and serves as the Chair of Native American Programs and the Coordinator …
Europe & UK Network meeting
The next Local Contexts Europe and UK Network meeting will be held Thursday, March 26th at 13:00 UTC / GMT. For this meeting, we will host a presentation by Sarah Court, where she will discuss how UNESCO’s World Heritage Convention currently recognises Indigenous People, looking at how the theory is applied in reality to heritage …
