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Podcast: Sparks – The Social Life of DNA: Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation After the Genome

By |2017-10-01T22:09:26-06:00March 2nd, 2017|Categories: Kim TallBear, Media|

In this episode of Sparks, FiveThirtyEight’s monthly science podcast that runs in the What’s The Point feed, the science team discusses DNA and genetic genealogy through the lens of Alondra Nelson’s book “The Social Life of DNA: Race, reparations, and reconciliation after the genome.” Nelson examines the experiences of African-American “root-seekers,” who explore their [...]

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When Criticism Becomes Persecution by Stassa Edwards (by Stassa Edwards)

By |2017-10-01T22:09:26-06:00January 10th, 2017|Categories: Kim TallBear, Media|

Joseph Boyden. Image via Getty. Click to read This is how sympathetic columnists have characterized questions regarding the ethnic heritage of Canadian writer Joseph Boyden: a “lynching,” a punishment, and a misguided attempt by “activist communities.” For at least a decade, Boyden has claimed that he is of Indigenous descent. [...]

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Podcast: INDIGENOUS DNA #403

By |2017-10-01T22:09:26-06:00January 6th, 2017|Categories: Kim TallBear, Media|

This week we take a closer look at the intersection of genetics, politics, identity, and hundreds of years of colonization. We speak with Kim TallBear, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Peoples Technoscience and Environment and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta, about her book "Native American DNA: [...]

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CBC interview: Indigenous identity and the case of Joseph Boyden

By |2017-10-01T22:09:26-06:00January 5th, 2017|Categories: Kim TallBear, Media|

Listen to the full discussion (along with panellist Kim TallBear, Canada research chair in Indigenous Peoples, Technoscience & Environment at the University of Alberta) on CBC News.  Read story transcript A report by the Aboriginal People's Television Network concluded that Joseph Boyden — long celebrated as one of Canada's finest Indigenous voices — may not be Indigenous at all. It [...]

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Indigenous Science, Technology, and Society (Indigenous STS) is an international research and teaching hub, housed at the University of Alberta, for the bourgeoning sub-field of Indigenous STS. Our mission is two-fold: 1) To build Indigenous scientific literacy by training graduate students, postdoctoral, and community fellows to grapple expertly with techno-scientific projects and topics that affect their territories, peoples, economies, and institutions; and 2) To produce research and public intellectual outputs with the goal to inform national, global, and Indigenous thought and policymaking related to science and technology. Indigenous STS is committed to building and supporting techno-scientific projects and ways of thinking that promote Indigenous self-determination.
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