This project was to create a guide for administrators and institutions learning about what Traditional Knowledge (TK) Labels are and how to apply Notices to projects on the BC HDP Arca website, following the recent release of the Local Contexts Hub.
Following is an excerpt from the guide:
Traditional knowledge labels are a series of icons accompanied by text that Indigenous communities and local organizations can use to express local and specific conditions for sharing and engaging in future research and relationships in ways that are consistent with already existing community rules, governance and protocols for using, sharing and circulating knowledge and data. These are for use by Indigenous communities and local organizations to clarify their rights and the nature of their relationship to the collection or data, and are implemented and displayed in contexts where Indigenous materials are used.
TK Labels are created and customized by communities in the Local Contexts Hub (https://localcontextshub.org). See here for documentation on how to use TK Labels.
This video about Local Contexts discusses the Passamaquoddy Tribe’s wax cylinder recordings as well as its documentation on the Library of Congress website.
You can view a description of each type of label on the Local Contexts website.
Much of the guide includes screenshots and explanations about how TK Labels and Notices are used that cannot be publicly displayed. To view the full guide, please contact Jane at vanlibrari.jan@gmail.com to set up a virtual viewing.