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Federal
Regulatory Agencies
Office
for Human Research Protections (OHRP), U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services is
the primary regulatory agency affecting UAF research
involving human participants. This site has a wealth
of information and guidance for the investigator as well
as the institution.
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CFR 46 Protection of Human Subjects - This is the actual
regulatroy code that that defines the roles and responsibilities
of institutions, IRBs and principal investigators.
Indian
Health Service, US Department of Health and Human Services
Model
Tribal Research Code (copyright by American Indian
Law Center, Inc. 1999) has sample consent forms and documents
providing guidance for research involving Alaska Natives
and American Indians.
Guidance
on Extension of an FWA to Cover Collaborating Individual
Investigators. Issued by the Office of Human Research
Protections (OHRP). Individual Investigator Agreements extend
an institutions Federalwide Assurance to cover an unaffiliated
collaborator. A sample form is available on the Forms page.
Guidance
on the use of another institutions IRB. Issued by the
Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP). IRB Authorization
Agreements allow one FWA institution to rely on another FWA
institution's IRB for review and oversight. A sample form
is available on the Forms page.
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Federal
Funding Agencies
National
Institute of Health
National
Science Foundation
U.S.
Department of Education
U.S
Food and Drug Administration: Guidance for Institutional
Review Boards and Clinical Investigators
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Research
Guidelines
The
Belmont Report released
in 1979 by the National Commission for the Protection of
Human Subjects in Biomedical and Behavioral Research, provides
the ethical framework for the Federal Regulations designed
to protect human research subjects.
Guidelines
for Improved Cooperation Between Arctic Researchers and
Northern Communities:
This is a draft (8/23/2004) document created by the NSF
Office of Polar Programs Arctic Sciences Section and Barrow
Arctic Science Consortium with input from the Alaska Eskimo
Whaling Commission, the Barrow Whaling Captains Association,
the Alaska North Slope Borough Department of Wildlife Management,
and the Alaska Native Science Commission.
Alaska
Federation of Natives Research Guidelines (available
on the Alaska Native Knowledge Network Website)
Principles
for the Conduct of Research in the Arctic
Declaration of Helsinki, Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects (revised Oct. 2008). This document was originally adopted by the World Medical Association in June 1964.
Professional
Organizations and Societies
Most of
these links direct you to white papers, standards of professional
conduct or code of ethics for the specified organization.
American
Anthropological Association
American
Historical Association
American
Psychological Association
American
Sociological Association (Code of Ethics)
Oral
History Association
Social
and Behavioral Science Working Group of the National
Human Research Protection Advisory Committee
Public
Responsibility in Medicine & Research (PRIM&R)
is dedicated to creating, implementing, and advancing the
highest ethical standards in the conduct of research.
Respecting
Cultural Knowledge and Traditions
Websites
Alaska
Native Knowledge Network (ANKN)
Guidelines
for Respecting Cultural Knowledge
Cultural
Intellectual Property Rights
Code
of Research Ethics as adapted by the Alaska
Native Science Commission from
the Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project Copyright 459302 (January
22, 1997) available on the Alaska
Native Science Commission website
Native
American Rights Fund
Keepers
of the Treasures
Declarations
Draft
of the Inter-American Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (ANKN)
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (A/RES/61/295). Adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, 9/3/07. The UN maintains a webpage containing translations, history and background.
Principles & Guidelines
for the Protection of Heritage of Indigenous Peoples (ANKN)
The
Mataatua Declaration on Cultural and Intellectual Property
Rights of Indigenous Peoples (ANKN)
Coolangatta
Statement on Indigenous Rights in Education
Other
Resources
National
Bioethics Advisory Commission
Principles
for the Conduct of Research in the Arctic
The
Protection of Indigenous Peoples under the ILO Convention
Rights
of Indigenous People
Alaska
Federation of Natives
Alaska
Native Tribal Health Consortium
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