1. Protocols & Context

Purpose: Establish how beings should be represented in this Codex. Document the importance of cultural protocols, relationality, and context. Provide space for Elders and knowledge keepers to guide contributions. 

 Starter Content: 

 

 Statement of humility and gratitude. 

 Note that stories belong to Nations/communities, not to the Codex. 

 Emphasize “story-before-data.”