Conducting Research with Tribal Communities: Sovereignty, Ethics, and Data-Sharing Issues

Author: Anna Harding, Barbara Harper, Dave Stone, Catherine O’Neill, Patricia Berger, Stuart Harris, Jamie Donatuto

Publisher: Environmental Health Perspectives

Publication Year: 2012

Summary: The following paper reviews sovereignty, research ethics, and data-sharing considerations when approaching community-based research with American Indian nations. They have a data-sharing agreement available to view that meets tribal and university requirements. As tribes build scientific capacity, collaboration should move from collecting data and reporting back to them to equal tribal-university partnership.