{"id":8940,"date":"2020-11-03T22:38:42","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T22:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T16:06:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T16:06:28","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/mi\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page-hero alignnone relative overflow-hidden pt-24 pb-12 md:pt-40 md:pb-32 lg:pt-40 lg:pb-40 xl:pb-56\">\n\n  \n  <video class=\"block absolute vid-cover outline-none\"  playsinline autoplay loop muted>\n    <source src=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Water-Grass_clips_slower.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\" \/>\n  <\/video>\n\n  \n  <div class=\"absolute inset-0\" style=\"opacity: 0.8\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/hero_overlay_generic.png\" class=\"w-full h-full object-cover\">\n  <\/div>\n\n  \n  <div class=\"absolute inset-0\" style=\"opacity: 0.25\">\n    <div class=\"h-48 bg-black\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"h-24 bg-fade-top-to-bottom\"><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  \n  <div class=\"container relative py-16 sm:py-20 lg:py-16 xl:py-24\">\n    <div class=\"content content--large content-left\">\n      <h1 class=\"text-white px-6 sm:px-0 my-0 max-w-xs lg:max-w-lg xl:max-w-xl\">Grounding Indigenous Rights<\/h1>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  \n  <div class=\"absolute left-0 right-0 bottom-0 -mb-px\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/swoosh_orange_2.png\" class=\"w-full\">\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><section class=\"section section margin-2em aligncenter\" style=\"\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"content content--large content--right\">\n      <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Local Contexts?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Local Contexts is a global initiative that supports Indigenous communities with tools that can reassert cultural authority in heritage collections and data. By focusing on Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property and Indigenous Data Sovereignty, Local Contexts helps Indigenous communities repatriate knowledge and gain control over how data is collected, managed, displayed, accessed, and used in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Local Contexts\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/622861354?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Local Contexts recognizes the inherent sovereignty that Indigenous communities have over knowledge and data that comes from their lands, territories, and waters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Local Contexts Labels and Notices were created to ground intellectual and cultural property rights in cultural heritage, data, and genetic resources within digital environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Labels and Notices are generated and managed using the Local Contexts Hub.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"section section padding-2em aligncenter section--has-background\" style=\"background-color: #eaf4f0;\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"content\">\n      <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull are-vertically-aligned-top column-match-height is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top padding-2em box-shadow has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-secondary-500-color has-text-color\"><strong>Indigenous communities<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-secondary-500-color has-text-color\">reinforce rights by applying TK and BC Labels<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d05cb3ef wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized flex-1 p-4 max-w-40\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"195\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tk-outreach.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-293\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized flex-1 p-4 max-w-40\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"195\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bc-provenance.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-311\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traditional Knowledge (TK) and Biocultural (BC) Labels establish Indigenous cultural authority and governance over Indigenous data and collections by adding <strong>provenance <\/strong>information and contextual metadata (including community names), <strong>protocols, <\/strong>and <strong>permissions <\/strong>for access, use, and circulation.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"flex mt-8 xl:mt-12 mb-6 justify-center sm:justify-start buttons center-site-buttons alignnone\">\n  <div class=\"fake-flex-gap-4\">\n    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<a\n  href=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/mi\/nga-tohu\/\"\n  target=\"_blank\"\n  class=\"btn link-reset button alignnone btn-secondary btn-default btn-default\"\n  tabindex=\"0\"\n>\n  <span class=\"btn-content  with-link-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n          Learn More\n      <\/span>\n<\/a>\n \n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top padding-2em box-shadow has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-terniary-500-color has-text-color\"><strong>Institutions and researchers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-terniary-500-color has-text-color\">disclose interests by placing Notices<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d05cb3ef wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized flex-1 pb-4 pt-4\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/traditional-knowledge.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/traditional-knowledge.png 200w, https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/traditional-knowledge-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized flex-1 pb-4 pt-4\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/biocultural.png\" alt=\"Black square with the letters BC in the middle in white.\" class=\"wp-image-412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/biocultural.png 200w, https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/biocultural-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized flex-1 pb-4 pt-4\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/attribution-incomplete.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/attribution-incomplete.png 200w, https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/attribution-incomplete-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized flex-1 pb-4 pt-4\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/open-to-collaborate.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/open-to-collaborate.png 200w, https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/open-to-collaborate-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notices are tools for institutions, repositories, and researchers to <strong>support ethical use<\/strong> and<strong> reinforce relationships<\/strong> with Indigenous communities. They also work to <strong>educate the public<\/strong> around Indigenous rights and interests in historical and future collections and data.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"flex mt-8 xl:mt-12 mb-6 justify-center sm:justify-start buttons center-site-buttons alignnone\">\n  <div class=\"fake-flex-gap-4\">\n    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<a\n  href=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/notices\/aboutnotices\/\"\n  target=\"_blank\"\n  class=\"btn link-reset button alignnone btn-terniary btn-default btn-default\"\n  tabindex=\"0\"\n>\n  <span class=\"btn-content  with-link-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n          Learn More\n      <\/span>\n<\/a>\n \n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><section class=\"section section margin-2em aligncenter\" style=\"\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"content content--large content--right\">\n      <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"hub\">What is the Local Contexts Hub?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Local Contexts Hub is a web portal that enables the customization of Labels by Indigenous communities and the generation of Notices by institutions and researchers. Labels and Notices can be applied to Local Contexts Projects created within the Hub depending on the account type.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"section section margin-2em aligncenter\" style=\"\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"content\">\n      <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column padding-2em column-border-is-rounded has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#74b59d\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\">Community<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Community accounts can customize TK and BC Labels to display local and traditional protocols. The Labels are used as digital signifiers to explain how Indigenous history and culture is accessed and used going forward. These Labels can be attached by community accounts to Local Contexts Projects.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column padding-2em column-border-is-rounded has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#f27e30\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\">Institution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Institution accounts can apply Notices to Local Contexts Projects. Local Contexts Projects document information about a particular item, collection, sample, etc. Applying Notices allows institutions to engage acknowledge, and make visible Indigenous interests in collections, information, and data.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column padding-2em column-border-is-rounded has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#017585\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\">Researcher<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Researcher accounts are specifically for independent researchers. Researcher accounts are very similar to institution accounts but only have one member, the account creator. Researchers can apply Notices to Local Contexts Projects that document particular data or research you may have conducted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section section padding-2em margin-2em aligncenter\" style=\"\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"content\">\n      <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-h-2-font-size\">Hub Users<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0d004395 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Group-3021.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7219\" style=\"width:90px;height:50px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-524f8de7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-h-3-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>51 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Communities<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"111\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Vector1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7227\" style=\"width:56px;height:50px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-524f8de7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-h-3-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>58 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Institutions<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"90\" height=\"107\" src=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Group-319.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7223\" style=\"width:45px;height:54px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-524f8de7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-h-3-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>194<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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seeds.\"> <span class=\"category-display\"><span class=\"category-display-label\"><\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/mi\/category\/blog\/resources\/\">Resources<\/a><\/span><\/div><h3 class=\"text-2xl\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/mi\/data-dos-and-donts-a-primer-on-indigenous-data-sovereignty\/\">Data Do\u2019s and Don\u2019ts: A Primer on Indigenous Data Sovereignty<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"text-sm uppercase mb-2\"><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-calendar-alt text-terniary-100\"><\/span> <span class=\"date\">Jul 31, 2026<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Data Do\u2019s and Don\u2019ts: A Primer on Indigenous Data Sovereignty is a new guidebook written by Dr. Jane Anderson, Co-Founder and Council Vice Chair of&hellip; <span class=\"excerpt-more\"> &hellip;<\/span><\/span><div class=\"flex justify-center buttons flex-grow items-end mt-4\">\n\t\t<div class=\"fake-flex-gap-4\">\n\t\t\t<a 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Background image shows a person barcoding a pressed plant specimen.\"> <span class=\"category-display\"><span class=\"category-display-label\"><\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/mi\/category\/blog\/resources\/\">Resources<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/mi\/category\/blog\/talks\/\">Talks<\/a><\/span><\/div><h3 class=\"text-2xl\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/mi\/sotwpf-2026-recordings\/\">State of the World&#8217;s Plants and Fungi Symposium Recordings and Report<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"text-sm uppercase mb-2\"><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-calendar-alt text-terniary-100\"><\/span> <span class=\"date\">Jul 17, 2026<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew recently hosted the 2026 State of the World's Plants and Fungi Symposium. The event brought together experts to focus on&hellip; <span class=\"excerpt-more\"> &hellip;<\/span><\/span><div class=\"flex justify-center buttons flex-grow items-end mt-4\">\n\t\t<div class=\"fake-flex-gap-4\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/mi\/sotwpf-2026-recordings\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn link-reset button alignnone btn-terniary btn-default btn-default\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn-content \" tabindex=\"-1\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"listing-item\"><div class=\"thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Annual-Report-Cover-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cLocal Contexts Annual Report 2024-2025.\u201d Text on decorative background, a photograph of moana\/ocean at the Whakat\u014dhea Mussel Farm.\"> <span class=\"category-display\"><span class=\"category-display-label\"><\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/mi\/category\/blog\/announcement\/\">Announcement<\/a><\/span><\/div><h3 class=\"text-2xl\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/mi\/2024-2025-annual-report\/\">2024-2025 Annual Report<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"text-sm uppercase mb-2\"><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-calendar-alt text-terniary-100\"><\/span> <span class=\"date\">May 13, 2026<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">We are excited to share our 2024-2025 Annual Report, our organization\u2019s first public-facing report of this kind.&nbsp; After a welcome from Executive Director Hop Hopkins,&hellip; <span class=\"excerpt-more\"> &hellip;<\/span><\/span><div class=\"flex justify-center buttons flex-grow items-end mt-4\">\n\t\t<div class=\"fake-flex-gap-4\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/mi\/2024-2025-annual-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn link-reset button alignnone btn-terniary btn-default btn-default\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn-content \" tabindex=\"-1\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"flex mt-8 xl:mt-12 mb-6 justify-center sm:justify-start buttons center-site-buttons alignnone\">\n  <div class=\"fake-flex-gap-4\">\n    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<a\n  href=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/mi\/blog\/\"\n  target=\"\"\n  class=\"btn link-reset button alignnone btn-terniary btn-default btn-default\"\n  tabindex=\"0\"\n>\n  <span class=\"btn-content \" tabindex=\"-1\">\n          Click here to see older posts\n      <\/span>\n<\/a>\n \n\n\n<a\n  href=\"https:\/\/localcontextshub.org\/newsletter\/subscribe\/\"\n  target=\"_blank\"\n  class=\"btn link-reset button alignnone btn-terniary btn-default btn-default\"\n  tabindex=\"0\"\n>\n  <span class=\"btn-content \" tabindex=\"-1\">\n          Subscribe to our Newsletter\n      <\/span>\n<\/a>\n \n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Upcoming Events<\/h3>\n\n\n<div id=\"vsel\" class=\"vsel-shortcode vsel-shortcode-upcoming-events flex flex-wrap gap-10 center-site-buttons\"><div id=\"event-18031\" class=\"vsel-content vsel-upcoming vsel-future\"><h3 class=\"vsel-meta-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/mi\/event\/organic-seed-growers-conference-2027\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Organic Seed Growers Conference 2027\">Organic Seed Growers Conference 2027<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"vsel-meta\" style=\"width:100%; clear:both; margin-bottom:20px; box-sizing:border-box;\"><div class=\"vsel-meta-date vsel-meta-combined-date\"><span>March 24, 2027<\/span> - <span>March 31, 2027<\/span><\/div><div class=\"vsel-meta-time vsel-meta-all-day\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vsel-info\" style=\"width:100%; clear:both; box-sizing:border-box;\"><figure class=\"vsel-image vsel-alignleft\" style=\"max-width:100%; float:none; margin-left:0; margin-right:0; box-sizing:border-box;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1294\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/OSGC-Flyer-1.png\" class=\"vsel-image-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"Poster for Organic Seed Growers Conference, \u201cSeeds across time: Relationships and resilience. March 24-27, Asheville, NC, March 30-31, virtual.\u201d Illustration of a circular calendar showing different plants in each month&#039;s wedge.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/OSGC-Flyer-1.png 1294w, https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/OSGC-Flyer-1-194x300.png 194w, https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/OSGC-Flyer-1-663x1024.png 663w, https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/OSGC-Flyer-1-768x1187.png 768w, https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/OSGC-Flyer-1-994x1536.png 994w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1294px) 100vw, 1294px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"vsel-text\"><p>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.\u00a0 This will be the first time this longstanding event is hosted outside of Oregon. There will be a focus on farmer\u2019s rights, intellectual property, seed stories and their &hellip;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"event-18037\" class=\"vsel-content vsel-upcoming vsel-future\"><h3 class=\"vsel-meta-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/mi\/event\/tum-project-week-data-ethics-in-practice\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"TUM Project Week: Data Ethics in Practice\">TUM Project Week: Data Ethics in Practice<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"vsel-meta\" style=\"width:100%; clear:both; margin-bottom:20px; box-sizing:border-box;\"><div class=\"vsel-meta-date vsel-meta-combined-date\"><span>January 11, 2027<\/span> - <span>January 15, 2027<\/span><\/div><div class=\"vsel-meta-time vsel-meta-all-day\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vsel-info\" style=\"width:100%; clear:both; box-sizing:border-box;\"><figure class=\"vsel-image vsel-alignleft\" style=\"max-width:100%; float:none; margin-left:0; margin-right:0; box-sizing:border-box;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Copy-of-Info-and-Hub-sessions-graphic.png\" class=\"vsel-image-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u201cPresentations and events\u201d on decorative background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Copy-of-Info-and-Hub-sessions-graphic.png 1080w, https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Copy-of-Info-and-Hub-sessions-graphic-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Copy-of-Info-and-Hub-sessions-graphic-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Copy-of-Info-and-Hub-sessions-graphic-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Copy-of-Info-and-Hub-sessions-graphic-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"vsel-text\"><p>The Technical University of Munich\u2019s 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 &hellip;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"event-18043\" class=\"vsel-content vsel-upcoming vsel-future\"><h3 class=\"vsel-meta-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/mi\/event\/local-contexts-virtual-office-closed\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Local Contexts Virtual Office Closed\">Local Contexts Virtual Office Closed<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"vsel-meta\" style=\"width:100%; clear:both; margin-bottom:20px; box-sizing:border-box;\"><div class=\"vsel-meta-date vsel-meta-combined-date\"><span>December 28, 2026<\/span> - <span>January 1, 2027<\/span><\/div><div class=\"vsel-meta-time vsel-meta-all-day\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vsel-info\" style=\"width:100%; clear:both; box-sizing:border-box;\"><figure class=\"vsel-image vsel-alignleft\" style=\"max-width:100%; float:none; margin-left:0; margin-right:0; box-sizing:border-box;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Away-from-our-desks.png\" class=\"vsel-image-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u201cAway from our desks.\u201d Text inside of circle on decorative background, a green-tinted forest.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Away-from-our-desks.png 1080w, https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Away-from-our-desks-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Away-from-our-desks-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Away-from-our-desks-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Away-from-our-desks-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"vsel-text\"><p>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.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"event-14746\" class=\"vsel-content info-session vsel-upcoming vsel-future\"><h3 class=\"vsel-meta-title\"><a href=\"\/events\/info-and-hub-demo-sessions\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_self\" title=\"\/events\/info-and-hub-demo-sessions\/\">Local Contexts Hub Information Session<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"vsel-meta\" style=\"width:100%; clear:both; margin-bottom:20px; box-sizing:border-box;\"><div class=\"vsel-meta-date vsel-meta-single-date\"><span>December 2, 2026<\/span><\/div><div class=\"vsel-meta-time\">, <span>22:00 UTC<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vsel-info\" style=\"width:100%; clear:both; box-sizing:border-box;\"><figure class=\"vsel-image vsel-alignleft\" style=\"max-width:100%; float:none; margin-left:0; margin-right:0; box-sizing:border-box;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2.png\" class=\"vsel-image-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u201cInformation Session.\u201d Text on decorative blue-green background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2.png 1080w, https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/localcontexts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"vsel-text\"><p>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? 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