A new article in Nature is calling for sweeping changes to higher education, including mandatory Indigenous-led research, free tuition for Indigenous students, and the return of land and resources to tribal communities.
The August 8 piece, authored by Indigenous scientists from the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, claims modern science is “rooted in colonization, racism, and white supremacy.”
Their proposals call on scientists to “attend to their own racism” and adopt anti-racist practices in laboratories and classrooms, while creating “safe spaces” in predominantly white research institutions for Indigenous faculty and students.
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In addition, it pushes for embedding “Indigenous Knowledge” into scientific disciplines, treating reports for Indigenous communities as equivalent to peer-reviewed research, and rejecting “extractive research” conducted without Indigenous consent.
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