Why we need indigenous scientists

University of Alberta 116 St. and 85 Ave., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

"Why we need Indigenous scientists" Public Talk with Sentor Lillian Dyck and Dr. Kim TallBear April 27th 6-8pm CCIS 1-430 Contact: Kelsey Dokis-Jansen, Indigenous Initiatives Manager at kljansen@ualberta.ca

National Science Challenges

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa 55 Cable St, Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand

THIS IS NOT YOUR USUAL NATIONAL SCIENCE CONFERENCE!
A piquant mixture of stretchy science, disruptive technologies, Māori and indigenous knowledge, business and industry, government and NGOs. We look forward to hearing your ideas (even if they do sound a bit crazy!), ambitions, progress, promises, experiences and future plans at this, our first national meeting.

Anthropology, Genomics, and Whiteness

Strathcona Branch of the Edmonton Public Library 8331 104 Street, Edmonton, AB, Canada

During the 19th century, the American School of Anthropology enfolded Native peoples into their histories, claiming knowledge about and artifacts of these cultures as their rightful inheritance and property. Highlighting several cases, this talk describes how similar enfoldments continue today—despite most contemporary scientists' explicit rejection of hierarchical ideas of race. This talk highlights extra-legal strategies that can address tensions between indigenous peoples and genome scientists and their facilitators—ethicists, lawyers, and policy makers.