Found in translation: decoding local understandings of genetics and heredity in a Yup'ik Eskimo community
The Center for Alaska Native Health Research is a community-based participatory research center that conducts studies involving genetic research with Yup'ik Eskimo community members in Southwest Alaska, where Yup'ik remains the first language for most residents. Cultural equivalents are ne...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:3711414 2023-05-15T16:06:44+02:00 Found in translation: decoding local understandings of genetics and heredity in a Yup'ik Eskimo community West, Kathleen M. Hopkins, Scarlett E. Hopper, Kim J. Mohatt, Gerald V. Boyer, Bert B. 2011-03-14 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3711414 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23832886 https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662510397224 en eng http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3711414 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23832886 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0963662510397224 Article Text 2011 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662510397224 2014-01-05T01:54:46Z The Center for Alaska Native Health Research is a community-based participatory research center that conducts studies involving genetic research with Yup'ik Eskimo community members in Southwest Alaska, where Yup'ik remains the first language for most residents. Cultural equivalents are needed to communicate results of these studies among all partners and members of the participating communities, since many scientific terms have no direct translation in Yup'ik. To inform that effort, we examined local understandings of genetics and heredity in one community. Here, we report results from back-translated Yup'ik interviews, and identify working genetic concepts shared by participants from interviews and focus groups. We suggest issues involved in, and some potential steps toward, developing a concise, scientifically accurate and culturally relevant term for “genetics” and other health concepts. Text eskimo* Yup'ik Alaska PubMed Central (PMC) Public Understanding of Science 22 1 80 90 |
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The Center for Alaska Native Health Research is a community-based participatory research center that conducts studies involving genetic research with Yup'ik Eskimo community members in Southwest Alaska, where Yup'ik remains the first language for most residents. Cultural equivalents are needed to communicate results of these studies among all partners and members of the participating communities, since many scientific terms have no direct translation in Yup'ik. To inform that effort, we examined local understandings of genetics and heredity in one community. Here, we report results from back-translated Yup'ik interviews, and identify working genetic concepts shared by participants from interviews and focus groups. We suggest issues involved in, and some potential steps toward, developing a concise, scientifically accurate and culturally relevant term for “genetics” and other health concepts. |
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