Events
Upcoming Events
Indigenous Communities Working Group meeting
The next Indigenous Communities Working Group meeting will be held October 27 UTC. For this meeting, we will host a guided discussion on creating spaces for Indigenous research practice in universities with members of NYU’s Center CIRL and The Visiting Lab. This meeting will be recorded for group members. If you are unable to attend …
Europe & UK Network meeting
The next Europe & UK Network meeting will be held 28 October 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 for a while, …
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!
Past Events
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!
Hawai‘i Institution/Researcher Network meeting
The next Hawai‘i Institution/Researcher Network meeting will be held September 30 UTC. For this meeting, we will host a brief presentation orienting the group to Local Contexts Labels and Notices as tools for operationalizing Indigenous Data Sovereignty (IDSov). We will also work in breakout discussions about IDSov principles and terminology and to compile resources, knowledge, …
Northeast Network meeting
The next Northeast Network meeting will be held September 30 UTC. For this meeting, the group will take part in a discussion around unique challenges, solutions, and different approaches to advancing IDSov in institutional spaces. This meeting will be recorded for group members, and available to stream for one month following the presentation. If you …
Cultural Seed Workers Affinity Group meeting
The next meeting of the Cultural Seed Workers Affinity Group, a sub-group of the Biocultural and Sciences Working Group, will be held 29 September UTC. For this inaugural meeting, we will plan to spend the hour introducing ourselves around the virtual room, setting goals and intentions for the group, planning future meeting topics, and setting …
Climate Week 2026
Building on last year’s inaugural Living Data, Living Lands, this year’s NYC Climate Week convening will center the question that the Global Indigenous Movement has been addressing for decades: How can Indigenous communities control the AI infrastructure itself? This gathering engages AI, which, left unchecked, could extend extractive logics that absorbs material without attribution, provenance, …
OPEN @ UNGA 81
What does digital sovereignty mean in an open world? On September 21, OPEN @ UNGA 81: A Conversation on Collaboration will bring together leading voices from open source, digital rights, and digital sovereignty — including Local Contexts Founder Jane Anderson — for a day of conversation on how the two intersect. Discussions will examine where …
ATALM 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: If you plan to attend, please reach out to our outreach team (or on the Whova app) to connect! See …
Responsibilities, Ethics, and Access webinar
The Local Contexts team will present as part of the Creative Commons webinar, “Responsibilities, Ethics, and Access: A Conversation with the Authors of Guidance for Indigenous Collections and Indigenous Data” on September 1. This conversation will focus on the forthcoming Guidance for Indigenous Collections and Indigenous Data, a resource developed by Local Contexts and Creative …
Genomic Standards Consortium 2026
A Local Contexts Councilor 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, Councilor Community Member …
ESA 2026
The Local Contexts team will present at the Ecological Society of America (ESA) 2026 Annual Meeting, held in-person in Salt Lake City, UT, USA. Outreach Manager Emily Santhanam (Chickasaw) will present “Supporting Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in Ecology: Leveraging Local Contexts Tools in Research for Recognition, Bridge-building, and Recompense” with Dr. Andrew Rominger, researcher at the …
