Reconciling biological and social Indigeneity in the genomic era

基因组学的进步有望对包括土著在内的当代身份产生深远的影响。自20世纪70年代以来，对社会进程的关注使得土著身份的学术研究无法应对基因组时代的后果。土著和非土著调查人员打算利用多学科专门知识，在自我呈现的叙述中，以及在基因组学目前正在改变的两个领域：祖先测试和遣返中，研究对土著的生物和社会影响。预计该项目将开发和试验一种土著生物社会模式，以加强对土著身份的现有认识，这是监测和改善土著人民健康和福祉的一个关键因素。

Advances in genomics are expected to have profound impacts on contemporary identities, including Indigeneity. A focus on social processes since the 1970s has left scholarship on Indigenous identity ill-equipped to grapple with the consequences of the genomic era. Drawing on multidisciplinary expertise, Indigenous and non-Indigenous investigators intend to examine biological and social influences on Indigeneity in narratives of self-presentation and in two fields currently being transformed by genomics: ancestry testing and repatriation. The project is expected to develop and test a biosocial model of Indigeneity to enhance existing knowledge of Indigenous identification as a critical factor in monitoring and improving the health and wellbeing of Indigenous people.