"We Don't Need a Swab in Our Mouth to Prove Who We Are": Identity, Resistance, and Adaptation of Genetic Ancestry Testing among Native American Communities
In: Current anthropology, Band 60, Heft 5, S. 637-655
ISSN: 1537-5382
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In: Current anthropology, Band 60, Heft 5, S. 637-655
ISSN: 1537-5382
In: Journal of empirical research on human research ethics: JERHRE ; an international journal, Band 12, Heft 3, S. 169-179
ISSN: 1556-2654
Conducting genetics-related research with populations that have historically experienced considerable harm and little benefit from genetics research poses unique challenges for understanding community-based perceptions of new genetic technologies. This article identifies challenges and strategies for collecting qualitative data on the perceptions of direct-to-consumer (DTC) Genetic Ancestry tests (GAT) among diverse Indigenous communities. Based on a 3-year project related to perceptions, attitudes, and values associated with genetic ancestry testing among diverse Indigenous communities in Oklahoma, the engagement process revealed specific opportunities to improve the process of qualitative data collection related to GAT, and more broadly, to conduct genetics-related research with Indigenous communities in culturally and methodologically appropriate ways. Priority areas include issues related to participant recruitment and tribal advisory boards, challenges of self-identification as a recruitment mechanism, and the necessity of including Indigenous researchers in all aspects of the research process.
In: Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities: an official journal of the Cobb-NMA Health Institute
ISSN: 2196-8837