Native Lives Matter: Re‐Prioritizing Anthropology (and Everything Else) in an Age of Technological Genocide.

This article explores the marginalization and erasure of Native peoples in various contexts, including anthropology, popular culture, and academia. It highlights the lack of representation and recognition of Native peoples in institutions like MIT and the MacArthur Foundation, arguing that they are often reduced to stereotypes and tokenism. The article also examines the historical and ongoing exploitation of Native communities by institutions like MIT and Harvard University, specifically discussing the use of Native bodies from the Peabody Museum for research and teaching purposes. It criticizes the work of genetic scientist David Reich for using Native and Indigenous bodies for genetic analysis without considering the perspectives and expertise of Native geneticists. The text also discusses racial biases and problems within artificial intelligence and computer programming, particularly in relation to Native peoples. It mentions the appointment of four editors by the journal Nature to address issues of race and science, who aim to decolonize research and promote restorative justice and reconciliation. The author questions the inclusion of non-Native scholars and activists in speaking for Native peoples and suggests that Native peoples should be given positions of authority in scientific and technological fields. The text references other sources that discuss biased technology, the history of scientific racism, and the impact of race on face recognition software. [Extracted from the article]