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I am so incredibly proud of our team's work at Newfields a Place for Nature & The Arts for the integration with Local Contexts's Notices and Labels in our CMS and online collection over the last couple of years and to be able to have helped facilitate Newfields' further support of this important work! My never-ending thanks to: Emma Carter, Samantha Norling, Jill Dodge, Jane Anderson, Gwen Saul, Stephany RunningHawk Johnson, Corrie Roe, and the many, many others that have been central to this work.
📣 Welcoming Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields as Founding Supporter Local Contexts has made great strides in our work to create a sustainable platform dedicated to supporting and promoting Indigenous data sovereignty. Today, we are thrilled to announce the Founding Supporter program and our first Founding Supporter, the Newfields a Place for Nature & The Arts. From Newfields Director of Legal Affairs and Intellectual Property Anne Young: “Collaborating with Indigenous communities is more important than ever as a core function of ethical collections stewardship. Through Newfields’ work to integrate the Local Contexts’ Notices and Labels, we are signaling our commitment to advance Indigenous intellectual property rights and to encourage Indigenous data sovereignty within cultural heritage institutions. To signify this commitment, the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields is leading the field through this important Founding Supporter donation and remains grateful for the work of the Local Contexts team.” From Local Contexts Executive Director Stephany RunningHawk Johnson (Oglala Lakota Nation): “We are thankful to Newfields for their support of Local Contexts during our first year of operations. Their generosity in helping us grow and their partnership in our shared commitment to Indigenous data sovereignty is important and meaningful.” See a blog post and joint press release on our website. https://lnkd.in/eS_AeQPB https://lnkd.in/eSm8ena6 #Indigenous #IndigenousKnowledge #IndigenousRights #DataSovereignty #Newfields #Museum