Native American DNA Tribal Belonging and the False Promise of Genetic Science

Name: Native American DNA Tribal Belonging and the False Promise of Genetic Science
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ISBN: 9780816665860

ISBN-10: 0816665869

ISBN-13: 9780816665860

Edition: 2013

Authors: Kim TallBear

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Who is a Native American? And who gets to decide? From genealogists searching online for their ancestors to fortune hunters hoping for a slice of casino profits from wealthy tribes, the answers to these seemingly straightforward questions have profound ramifications. And the rise of DNA testing has further complicated the issues and raised the stakes.In Native American DNA, Kim TallBear shows how DNA testing is a powerful—and problematic—scientific process that is useful in determining close biological relatives. But tribal membership is a legal category that has developed in dependence on certain social understandings and historical contexts, a set of concepts that entangles genetic…

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List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Publication date: 9/1/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.40" wide x 8.40" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.682



Acknowledgments


Introduction: An Indigenous, Feminist Approach to DNA Politics



Racial Science, Blood, and DNA



The DNA Dot-com: Selling Ancestry



Genetic Genealogy Online



The Genographic Project: The Business of Research and Representation


Conclusion: Indigenous and Genetic Governance and Knowledge


Notes


Index