Jane Anderson is a genre-defying public intellectual working for and with Indigenous communities for over 25 years. Her background in intellectual property law set her on a path to build and wield digital tools and legal instruments to help return cultural authority back to the communities it was taken from and to make differently visible the legal and policy choices that built colonial civilizations.
Legal Scholar and Consultant to Indigenous Communities.
Jane Anderson is a settler/accomplice living in Lenapehoking (NYC). For 25 years, Jane has worked for Indigenous communities worldwide in support of Indigenous knowledge and data sovereignty, specifically negotiating the return of cultural materials (heritage, belongings, seeds, plants) taken from Indigenous communities.
In 2010, Jane founded Local Contexts to support Indigenous communities in managing their intellectual and cultural property, cultural heritage, environmental data, and genetic resources within digital environments. She previous produced the documentaries AWASƏWEHLΑWƏ́ LƏTINΑ WIKƏWΑMOK - THEY RETURNED HOME (2022) and E KORE AU E NGARO - THE CONNECTION REMAINS (2023).
