5.4 Letter to our relatives, ancestors, and future generations: A call to establish Indigenous Biotechnology

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dc.contributor.authorFlores, WarīNkwīen_US
dc.contributor.authorAstolfi, Maria C.T.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPerez, Rolandoen_US
dc.contributor.authorElcock, Leon B. IIIen_US
dc.contributor.authorBonilla, Janethen_US
dc.contributor.authorRhyans, Stevenen_US
dc.contributor.authorKong, Daviden_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-03T19:43:10Zen_US
dc.date.available2025-06-03T19:43:10Zen_US
dc.date.issued2025en_US
dc.descriptionThis entreaty was created as part of The Spirit of Asilomar and the Future of Biotechnology summit (February 23-26, 2025) in Pacific Grove, CA.en_US
dc.description.abstractAt the 50th anniversary of the Asilomar Summit, the Indigenous Biotechnology Working Group share this letter as a collective call to establish Indigenous Biotechnology as a distinct and self-determined field. Grounded in Indigenous Knowledge Systems, this emerging field reimagines biotechnology through the values of reciprocity, sovereignty, stewardship, and kinship with all life. In response to centuries of extractive science and ongoing colonialism, Indigenous Biotechnology centers the rights of Peoples and the rights of Nature in the design, governance, and development of biotechnology. This letter highlights foundations of the field, calls for global alliances, and invites to build the Principles of Indigenous Biotechnology by 2026. We write to our ancestors, relatives, and future generations to shape a future in which biotechnology safeguards the biodiversity, cultures, and Peoples that sustain our scientific innovations.en_US
dc.identifier.citationFlores, W. N., Astolfi, M., Perez, R., Elcock, L., Bonilla, J., Rhyans, S., & Kong, D. (2025). 5.4 Letter to our relatives, ancestors, and future generations: A call to establish Indigenous Biotechnology. Rice University. https://doi.org/10.25611/F8NT-2R97en_US
dc.identifier.digitalSOA_2025.5.4_Letter_to_Our_Relatives_Ancestors_and_Future_Generations_ A_Call_to_Establish_Indigenous_Biotechnologyen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.25611/F8NT-2R97en_US
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6995-2497en_US
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0009-0008-1790-7422en_US
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4698-6835en_US
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3203-7057en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/118563en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherRice Universityen_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 Internationalen_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_US
dc.title5.4 Letter to our relatives, ancestors, and future generations: A call to establish Indigenous Biotechnologyen_US
dc.typeReporten_US
dc.type.dcmiTexten_US
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