INTRODUCTION: Genomics, Race Mixture, and Nation in Latin America

Wade, Peter; Beltrán, Carlos López; Restrepo, Eduardo; Santos, Ricardo Ventura

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“…However, it was not a result of voluntary choices but a violent process accompanied by subjugation and stigma, often hidden from the official historical narrative ( Galindo, 2020 ). To move away from these harmful perspectives, we must embrace a more nuanced understanding of genetic admixture in the region ( Wade et al, 2014a ). Consultation with state institutions and the “mestizo” population is insufficient and will reproduce historical harm ( Ávila-Arcos et al, 2022 ).…”

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Bridging the gap: returning genetic results to indigenous communities in Latin America

Arango-Isaza,

Aninao,

Campbell

et al. 2023

Front. Genet.

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In response to inequality in access to genomics research, efforts are underway to include underrepresented minorities, but explicit (and enforcing) guidelines are mostly targeted toward the Global North. In this work, we elaborate on the need to return scientific results to indigenous communities, reporting the actions we have taken in a recent genomic study with Mapuche communities in Chile. Our approach acknowledged the social dynamics perpetuating colonial hierarchies. We framed genetic results to empower indigenous knowledge and communities’ history and identities. A fundamental step in our strategy has been sharing the results with the communities before publishing the scientific paper, which allowed us to incorporate community perspectives. We faced the challenge of translating genetic concepts like admixture, emphasizing the distinction between identity and biology. To reach a broad and diverse audience, we disseminated the study results to single community members, cultural representatives, and high schools, highlighting the importance of the history of the region before the European contact. To facilitate results dissemination, we prepared didactic material and a report in Spanish written in non-specialized language, targeting a wider Latin American readership. This work illustrates the benefits of discussing scientific findings with indigenous communities, demonstrating that a collaborative and culturally sensitive approach fosters knowledge sharing and community empowerment and challenges power dynamics in genetic research. Bridging the gap between academia and indigenous communities promotes equity and inclusion in scientific endeavors.

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Bridging the gap: returning genetic results to indigenous communities in Latin America

Arango-Isaza,

Aninao,

Campbell

et al. 2023

Front. Genet.

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The importance of being Uros: Indigenous identity politics in the genomic age

Kent

2013

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The objective of this article is to explore the interrelations between human population genomic research, the political strategies of indigenous movements and processes of identity formation. It will do so by analysing the collaboration between the Uros, an indigenous group living on artificial floating islands on Lake Titicaca (Peru), and researchers of the Genographic Project. Claiming descent from the ancient Urus, the islands’ inhabitants used their differentiated ethnic identity as a central resource in a territorial conflict with the Peruvian state. Their engagement with genetics was aimed at obtaining scientific support for their highly contested claims. In fact, the results of genomic research became a central element in the debate waged around the identity of the Uros. This article aims to contribute new insights into the incorporation of genetic research within the political debates waged over the identities of indigenous populations, as well as to the interaction of genetic knowledge with pre-existing discourses for defining ethnic identities. It also analyses the ways in which genetic research is turned into a political resource with the ability to generate significant social effects in the daily lives of studied populations.

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INTRODUCTION: Genomics, Race Mixture, and Nation in Latin America

Cited by 2 publications

References 212 publications

Bridging the gap: returning genetic results to indigenous communities in Latin America

Bridging the gap: returning genetic results to indigenous communities in Latin America

The importance of being Uros: Indigenous identity politics in the genomic age

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