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
Local Contexts Hub Demonstration 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!
Library Working Group meeting
The next Local Contexts Library Working Group meeting will be held June 18 UTC. In this meeting, we will plan to introduce our new Co-Chairs, welcome new and existing members, share updates, as well as lead a discussion around the direction and goals of our group. Current and invited members of the Working Group should …
ARC Conference
Local Contexts Councilor Dr. Rose Barrowcliffe (Butchulla) will present as a keynote speaker at the Australasian Registrars Committee Conference. Rose’s work and research examines the representation of Indigenous peoples and the enactment of Indigenous rights in collecting institutions. In 2024, Rose became a member of the Local Contexts Council. As a council member and a …
Open Repositories 2025
On June 15, Software/Web Developer Ashley Rojas will present in-person in Chicago, IL, USA, as part of the annual meeting of the 20th International Conference on Open Repositories. Ashley will present as part of “Advancing Indigenous Data Sovereignty through Dataverse and Local Contexts Integration,” which will give an overview of the Dataverse Local Contexts integration …
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!
Aotearoa New Zealand Network meeting
The next Local Contexts Aotearoa New Zealand Network meeting will be held November 18 UTC. Current members of the Network 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 purpose of …
Europe & UK Network meeting
The next Local Contexts Europe and UK Network meeting will be held May 28. In this meeting, we are very excited to welcome David Chagné who will be presenting on his work with Local Contexts in Aotearoa. David will be giving examples of benefit sharing, including the use of the Biocultural Labels for restoring a critically threatened tree species …
Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections annual meeting
On May 29, Outreach Coordinator Amy June Breesman (Eastern Shawnee/German/Irish) will present in-person in Lawrence, Kansas, USA, as part of the annual meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections. Amy June will present “Integrating Local Contexts Labels and Notices as an additive tool for Indigenous People’s sovereignty in collections management,” which …
Society of Ethnobiology Annual Conference
![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)
On May 23, Local Contexts Outreach Coordinator Amy June Breesman will present an oral session, “Cultural Stewardship and Waymaking with Local Contexts Labels and Notices,” at the Society of Ethnobiology 46th Annual Conference, held in Reno, Nevada, US and online. In this virtual introductory session, attendees will learn about the global work of Local Contexts. …
Canada Network meeting
The next Local Contexts Canada Network meeting will be held May 21. We are looking forward to welcoming new members to the group and reconnecting with returning members. We will share updates from Local Contexts, a short introduction by our Chair about their organization’s work in implementing Local Contexts Notices and Labels, as well as …
