Intellectual Property Rights for Indigenous Peoples, Sourcebook

From: Glenn S. Tenney <tenney[_at_]netcom.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 1994 11:11:44 -0800

I saw this posted on another (somewhat related) list and thought it might be of interest...

Glenn Tenney

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"From Mr. Greaves

Subj: Publication of Possible Interest

Because development projects not infrequently involve regions involving indigenous peoples, I wanted to bring to your attention the publication of a new resource by the Society for Applied Anthropology, It is published at cost, in an effort to spread the information on this topic as widely as possible. The book:

Intellectual Property Rights for Indigenous Peoples, A Sourcebook Tom Greaves, editor
270 pages; April, 1994

The right of indigenous societies to control access to, and use of, their cultural knowledge is decidedly a keenly felt issue among indigenous leaders in this hemisphere and elsewhere. Elements of knowledge in lquestion include botanical and biological resources, knowledge of and preservation of sacred sites, the use of indigenous names and symbols, and a host of other items. In a very short time, the rights of indigenous peoples over their traditional knowledge and its products have become an issue of global scale, debated in the United Nations, in the biodiversity and human rights movements, within the pharmaceutical industry, in government and private corporations, among the social and applied scientists and ethicists, and, most importantly, among indigenous leaders.

The Society for Applied Anthropology believes this subject has such importance that it has published the Sourcebook at cost, and the editor and authors have donated their work. By keeping the cost low, we hope to facilitate access and use by indigenous leaders, advocacy groups and concerned individuals worldwide.

The Sourcebook contains 15 chapters, various appended documents, the names and addresses of organizations and sources related to indigenous intellectual property rights, extensive bibliographies, and an index. A table of contents is appended.

The Sourcebook offers cases where indigenous groups have asserted intellectual property rights, and also analyses of the legal and political context for these rights. It is intended to be useful to indigenous leaders reviewing their options; to advocacy groups for indigenous rights, human rights and biodiversity preservation; to policy specialists; and to specialists and scholars. The Sourcebook provides a consolidated source of very current information on the rights of indigenous peoples with respect to the use of their cultural knowledge.

As to procedural details, the cost of the Sourcebook is $10.25 U.S. plus $1.75 shipping within the U.S. and Canada, and $2.75 to other addresses. Payment by credit card (Master Card/Visa) is available. Inquiries and orders should be directed to:

                        Sourcebook
                        The Society for Applied Anthropology
                        P.O. Box 24083
                        Oklahoma City, OK  73124-0083
                        U.S.A.
                        (Fax:  405-843-4863).

If I can provide further information on the book or the Society's work, I would be happy to respond.

                                        Tom Greaves, Ph.D.
                                        Sourcebook Editor, SfAA



                                        (tel)  717-524-3406

                                        (fax) 717-524-3760

                                        (internet) greaves[_at_]bucknell.edu

Table of Contents;

Intellectual Property Rights for Indigenous Peoples, A Sourcebook

                Tom Greaves, editor

        Foreword, by J. Anthony Paredes

        IPR, a Current Survey, by Tom Greaves

Part 1: IPR in Practice

2. Gifts from the Creator: Intellectual Property Rights and Folk Crop Varieties, by Daniela Soleri and David Cleveland, with Donald Eriacho, Fred Bowannie Jr., Andrew Laahty, and Zuni Community Members 3. Tribal Sovereignty and the Control of Knowledge, by Sandra Lee Pinel and Michael J. Evans
4. Collecting Traditional Medicines in Nigeria: A Proposal for IPR Compensation, by Janet McGowan and Iroka Udeinya 5. Establishing Reciprocity: Biodiversity, Conservation and New Models for Cooperation between Forest-Dwelling Peoples and the Pharmaceutical Industry, by Steven R. King
6. Policies for International Collaboration and Compensation in Drug Discovery and Development at the United States National Cancer Institute, The NCI Letter of Collection, by Gordon M. Cragg, Michael R. Boyd, Michael R. Grever and Saul A. Schepartz
7. Biocultural Diversity Conservation through the Healing Forest Conservancy, by Katy Moran
8. Buying Secrets: Federal Government Procurement of Intellectual Cultural Property, by David Ruppert

Part 2: Conceptual and Political Challenges to IPR

9. A Non-Market Approach to Protecting Biological Resources, by Stephen B. Brush
10. Natural Products and the Commercialization of Traditional Knowledge, by Sarah Laird
11. Between State and Capital: NGOs as Allies of Indigenous Peoples, by Jack Kloppenburg, Jr. and Tirso Gonzales 12. A Legal Paradigm for Protecting Traditional Knowledge by David J. Stephenson, Jr.
13. Human Rights and Cultural Heritage, Developments in the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations. by Dean B. Suagee 14. Human Rights Implications of Indigenous Peoples' Intellectual Property Rights by Audrey R. Chapman
15. International Agreements and Intellectual Property Right Protection for Indigenous Peoples, by Darrell A. Posey

        About the Authors
        Index

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