Indigenous Peoples Council on Biocolonialism

Indigenous Peoples Council on Biocolonialism
Founded1999
TypeNon-governmental organization
FocusIndigenous rights
Location
Area served
Worldwide
Websiteipcb.org/

The Indigenous Peoples Council on Biocolonialism (IPCB) is a non-profit organization based in Nixon, Nevada for the purpose of political activism against the emergent field of population genetics for human migration research. The term "biocolonialism" is a neologism —a portmanteau of "bio-" and "colonialism" —used by the IPCB to pejoratively characterize population genetics research as part of invasive and destructive assimilation against indigenous peoples.

The group claims to advocate for the interests of indigenous peoples, to assist "in the protection of their genetic resources, indigenous knowledge, cultural and human rights from the negative effects of biotechnology."[1] In particular, the IPCB's protests were based on a rejection of participating in scientific research that would negate or otherwise contradict traditional Native American accounts and narratives about their ancestral origins, and lend support to other alternate views.

IPCB was a signatory of the Indigenous Peoples' Seattle Declaration in 1999.[2]

  1. ^ IPCB Website - Our mission
  2. ^ "Indigenous Peoples' Seattle Declaration".