Intersecting Interests: Tribal Knowledge and Research Communities

Intersecting Interests: Tribal Knowledge and Research Communities

This gathering represents a unique Montana-Indian guided opportunity to create formal dialogue among researchers and tribal knowledge keepers regarding Tribal Knowledge Guardianship. The conference will take place on the University of Montana Campus during the week of the 40th Annual Kyi-Yo Pow Wow festivities.

The goals of the conference are:

To create a forum for critical, timely dialogue about Tribal Knowledge Guardianship.
To provide an opportunity for Sovereign Nations and all Academic Researchers to identify common concerns and priorities for valuing, appreciating and expanding knowledge.
To offer Sovereign Nations an environment to discourse on the values and earned rights of transfer surrounding traditional knowledge.
To afford all stakeholders a common meeting ground to discuss the issues of indigenous research, data collection and data ownership.

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Rites vs Rights: Discussion about protecting tribal knowledge, as well as ensuring the protection of academic liability, must take place in order to support human rights, human subject protection and assurance of unquestionably principled research across all disciplines.