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Indigenous leaders challenge the Human Genome Diversity Project.

1995

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Debra Harry, who will become the founding Executive Director of the Indigenous Peoples Council on Biocolonialism (IPCB), writes in a statement: "The Human Genome Diversity Project scientists claim to be searching for answers to questions about human evolution. However, Indigenous peoples already possess strong beliefs and knowledge regarding their creation and histories; furthermore, this is not a priority concern for Indigenous people" (Harry, 1995).