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Some scientists want to use the DNA of indigenous people to reconstruct the human migration story.

That's the history of how people spread from Africa to everywhere.

But many in the indigenous community who've contributed their DNA for science feel that these types of studies are exploitative and say they don't like being left out of the conversation.

There's a long history about anthropologists and scientists going to indigenous communities, getting what they need, leaving, and never coming back.

University of Illinois anthropologist Ripin Mali.

I learned early on that that was the norm in science and anthropology up until recently.

To help change that system, in 2011, Mali launched a program that provides hands-on genomics training

to Native American and other indigenous

scientists and lay people. It's called Sing, summer internship for indigenous people in

genomics.

We discuss all week about genomics and how it can be used as a tool and how it may fit or

not fit with indigenous ideas and knowledge.

And we have discussions on how to decolonize science.

And then we do a large number of discussions about ethical, legal, and social implications.

This year's Singh workshop wrapped up earlier this month.

Crystal Sosie is a Navajo geneticist and one of the organizers.

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