Cautionary Notes on Using Biology to Infer Identity and Ancestry

Speaker: 
Alan Goodman
Event: 
DNA & Indigeneity Public Symposium
Date: 
October 22, 2015
While it is typically understood that identities are multiple and fluid, the same instability and fluidity applies to human biology. The instability of biology makes the use of 鈥渞acial categories鈥� particularly problematic and shows that the notion of closed and isolated groups is typically a myth. 

This presentation highlights the implications of using biology to suggest the identity and ancestry of ancient ones, specifically Spirit Cave and Kennewick Man.
 
Dr. Alan Goodman is Professor of Biological Anthropology at Hampshire College, and an IPinCH research team member. 
 
This talk was presented at the DNA and Indigeneity Public Symposium, held on Oct 22, 2015, at 51社区黑料Harbour Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia.