Havasupai Indians Case Study

The Haudenosaunee is one of the best known Native American Indian groups that lived in the northern New York region. They are referred to as the Iroquoians. They are a group of five allied nations – the Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida and Mohawk. Their league of confederation is called the “League of Iroquois”. Tuscarora, a sixth nation joined them later. They were very strong militarily and feared by Europeans and fellow Indians alike. The rivers in the region ran into Lake Ontario. The winters were cold and snowy and the summers were pleasant but humid. They had extensive varieties of animals both large and small. The language spoken was the Iroquoian language by both the northern

The justification is weak at best, Angell says, with researchers claiming that the placebo-group would not be receiving the necessary treatment anyway, so they are simply observing the natural manifestation of the infection in the mother and infant that would occur regardless of the study. Yet, if there is a shift in ethical reasoning from what is “best” to what is “local”, vulnerable populations will be open to further exploitation by researchers and the practice is ultimately a direct violation of the guidelines set forth by the various public and global health organizations which all require equal protection to that received in the sponsoring nation (848). The context of the study,

In this case study, there were a few incidents of violations of ethics. In 1998, Callahan recommends that researchers should follow the three ethical issues: Autonomy, beneficence, and human justice. Autonomy is the first ethical principle that a researcher should respect the participate and make sure that informed consent has been given. The participates of this study was not aware the risk or what the study was about and actually could not give consent legally because they were minors. Johnson and Tudor did not give full disclosure of this research to the minors, teachers, or matrons at the orphanage. Beneficence is the second ethical principle; the researcher should maximize

With the numerous legal, ethical and moral issues that were highlighted in Henrietta Lacks case, two major ones to note: 1) the Lacks never specifically consented to providing samples of Henrietta’s cervical tissue for research, and 2) Johns Hopkins University releasing Henrietta’s name and medical records to third parties without her or her family’s

As research and technology progress forward in time, the ethical considerations that must be taken along with, not only method of study but social ramifications continues to grow exponentially. At the time when cells were taken unknowingly from Mrs. Lacks, there were not strict regulatory guidelines as to how consent should be required along with many other now ill-practice methods of medicine seen at the time. Despite agreeing that the

Geographic: The geography of the Southern Coastal Plains includes hot humid weather and frequent flooding. This area has scrub brush, mesquite trees, and oak trees. There is plenty of grass and mosquitoes present all year round. This region is located near the Gulf of Mexico.

At that time there was great flux in research oversight, so it wasn’t illegal though it was unethical to conduct a research without informed consent. A new law on Institutional Review Board approval and informed consent went into effect few days after the blood collection. So the family’s informed consent wasn’t gotten before they started conducting the research. They didn’t just cause them the pain of a needle stick, they invaded their privacy by uncovering their genetic information. The Lacks never knew what was going on, no one explained what the test was all about even if Hsu had claimed to have explained to Day. It was obvious that he never understood anything because of his lack of education. The family thought they were been tested for cancer, and there isn’t such thing as a test for cancer. Deborah kept

Researches and doctors violated informed consent requirement they have to say to their patients. The Lacks family never knew what happened to their mother till years later. The book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot the doctors and researchers took Henrietta’s cells without anyone's knowledge. The doctors took away her right of saying no because they didn't want to hear it. Henrietta’s daughter got talked into being tested for cancer, if though there wasn't a test for that. They took advantage of their patients to do research. According to Skloot Deborah said, “she’d heard that stories about Hopkins snatching black people for research, and sh read and article in Jet about the Tuskegee study that suggested doctors might

I believe that the Makah Indians should be granted the wavier to continue to hunt whales. Particularly, since the U.S Government signed the Neah Bay Treaty in 1855 with the Makah people, stating that it was OK for the Makah Indians to continue to hunt for fish, seals, whales, in exchange for 500 acre of their ancestral land. I feel it is only fair for the U.S government to keep their word and continue to let them hunt. In addition, the Gray Whale population has risen tremendously since 1926 and hunting 5 whales per year will not cause anymore damage. It is also very apparent that the Makah people care about the whales and don't view them as just an animal to kill because they volunteered to momentarily end their whale hunting in order to save the species when the whale species nearly went extinct. In conclusion, no part of the whale is wasted, the Makah people find uses for all parts of the whale.

In “Taking the Least of You”, Rebecca Skloot combines medical stories from different people and how they were either positively or negatively affected by allowing researchers to use their bodily samples for research. She discusses the use of consent, ownership, legality, and ethics. In each individual case she discusses. One man named Ted Slavin allowed his blood samples to be used for research to create a Hepatitis B cure. He signed a consent form that gave his blood to research, but he also made sure that he could get legal compensation from the research. However, a man named John Moore was different. He allowed the researchers to use his samples for research, and when he found out they were worth billions of dollars, he tried to get awarded

Founded in 1891, the United States Industrial Indian School at Phoenix, later known as the Phoenix Indian School, was a coeducational, federal institution for American Indian primary and secondary students. The school temporarily operated out of the West End Hotel, but in April 1891 a 160-acre property was acquired with money from both the federal government and a group of Phoenix businessmen, and in June 1892 a main school building was completed. This Indian school was created for the purpose of indoctrinating the indian children into the American lifestyle and to eliminate all knowledge of their culture. It did this through the banning of any language that was not english, forcing them to adopt american values and american beliefs, and violating

The Plain Indians Fall The Plain Indians were a group of indians that got their name from living in the great plains of the United States. The Plain Indians were known for worshiping the Great Spirit, and would preform rituals and dances to their Great Spirit. Their main food source was buffalo and they would rely on that highly in order to survive. The Plain Indians were a very distinct group of people that relied on the land and natural resources in order to survive.

I chose prompt #5 in order to show the education practices that the Choctaw tribe has developed within the last ten years, such as online classes, in order to keep the Choctaw language alive. The Choctaw language is not an available language class that you can take at a non-Choctaw public school or non-Native American college. Therefore, the tribal leaders had to create and develop education practices, that could be available to all tribal members no matter their age or where they currently

a large amount of gold-miners are now working illegally on Yanomami land therefore transmitting deadly diseases such as malaria and polluting rivers and forest with mercury. in Venezuela were the situation is at its worst, the Yanomami tribes situated there have been poisoned and exposed to violent attacks for several years. Despite constant cries for help from the Yanomami people, the Brazilian authorities have failed to remove these illegal gold-miners.

By many accounts the tribe’s embrace of communication technology as a path to greater visibility and dialogue, and eventually carbon trading, started with the Chief Almir’s own curiosity. In the late 1990s while still in his early 20s, the Suruí leader began to travel widely to attend environmental summits and meet with government agencies, political leaders, NGOs and conservation groups to discuss the plight of his people (Zwick, personal communication June 6, 2013). Having secured sponsors, like the leaders of the Kayapó and Yanomami before him in the 1980s (Conklin & Graham, 1995; Graham, 1998; Turner, 1993 & 1995), these trips had him meeting with representatives of powerful government agencies, NGOs and various influential individuals.