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

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Because today's DNA testing seems so compelling and powerful, increasing numbers of Native Americans have begun to believe their own metaphors: "in our blood" is giving way to "in our DNA." In Native American DNA, Kim TallBear shows how Native American claims to land, resour...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: TallBear, Kimberly (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, [2013]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Indians of North America > Anthropometry.
Human population genetics.
Genetic genealogy.
DNA fingerprinting.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
HISTORY > North America.
HISTORY > Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
Genealogie genetique > Amerique du Nord.
Empreintes genetiques > Amerique du Nord.
Genetique des populations humaines > Amerique du Nord.
Ethnic & Race Studies.
Social Sciences.
Gender & Ethnic Studies.
Genetic genealogy > North America.
DNA fingerprinting > North America.
Human population genetics > North America.
North America.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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