Questions about Local Contexts or the Hub? Join a group info or Hub demo session with the Local Contexts team! New times just added for May, June, & July. localcontexts.org/events/info-an…

Register for our next workshop to learn about the Local Contexts Traditional Knowledge & Biocultural Labels + Notices and how they can be used to support Indigenous rights & interests in collections & data.

Thursday, 4/25 @ 2P ET

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Discover how Europe's scientists are leveraging European Reference Genome Atlas to advance #GeneticResearch .

ERGA's innovative approach to handling #GeneticData , coupled w partnerships w the Global Indigenous Data Alliance (GIDA) and Local Contexts, ensures respect for indigenous knowledge + local environments.

Incredible work coming from Maori relatives on #IndigenousDataSovereignty , setting the tone for the rest of us.

'the best line of defense against data misuse and exploitation may well be Māori communities themselves.'
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Have you registered yet for our Global Indigenous Leadership Symposium at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, May 8-9? Our theme is 'Going Beyond Inclusion Toward Indigenous Governance of Genomics.' Space limited; register soon.
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The DPLA Rights Statements Working Group is hosting Local Contexts team members Stephany RunningHawk Johnson Corrie Roe & Emily Santhanam as part of the Reparative Description Workshop Series on April 25 at 18:00 UTC. For details & to register, visit the DPLA website. pro.dp.la/events/worksho…

Announcing our Service Provider Early Adopter program for platforms that have integrated/plan to integrate Local Contexts Labels/Notices. Read more in blog post by Stephany RunningHawk Johnson. Express your interest by April 19! localcontexts.org/service-provid…

Strategic Advisor Maui Hudson (Whakatōhea, Te Kotahi) will be presenting a keynote about Local Contexts at an upcoming free webinar, “Music Collections, Ownership and Community Involvement,” April 10, 14-16:00 EET (UTC+2). For more details, see: sway.cloud.microsoft/FGKoZ0N6HBQ91N…

Founding Executive Director Stephany RunningHawk Johnson & Director of Outreach & Strategy Corrie Roe will present about Local Contexts at the upcoming US Indigenous Data Sovereignty Network Native Nations Institute US Indigenous Data Sovereignty & Governance Summit. Learn more & register on the Summit website: usindigenousdatanetwork.org

The next talk for the first Case Study is being given by Maui Hudson The University of Waikato 🎓, who is emphasising data use and availability when relating to #Indigenous samples Local Contexts Wellcome #BeyondtheSequence

Join us in Tucson for a powerful symposium on March 21-22!

Together we'll delve into the vital intersections of racism, colonialism and conservation while advocating for environmental justice rooted in Indigenous Peoples' Human Rights.

Register now: indigenous.arizona.edu/symposium

I just discovered Local Contexts and I would invite anyone working with #Indigenous #Data to take a look at their #TraditionalKnowledge labels (localcontexts.org/labels/traditi…) and spend some time on their website. Very cool!

I enjoyed learning more about Local Contexts last week. Thank you The GEN program for the invite and sponsoring space for important conversations!

March 7: SFU INDG's Alix Shield will be speaking about her archival research on Maria Campbell's Halfbreed and E. Pauline Johnson's Legends of Vancouver.

Learn more and register for this free virtual event: library.mcmaster.ca/archives-alive…