But many Indigenous communities have not benefited from this technology, and several leaders in Indigenous studies and genetics want to change that. Participants extract DNA from clams in the Summer Indigenous Peoples in Genomics Canada program at Simon Fraser University. Article Continued BelowTallBear and others are working to rebuild the trust between scientists and Indigenous communities, specifically when it comes to genetic studies. She and Felix Breden are two of the instructors leading the Summer Indigenous Peoples in Genomics Canada internship at SFU. Indigenous scientists can bridge that trust gap between Indigenous and settler communities, she said.

Source: thestar August 01, 2018 00:22 UTC