ABSTRACT
In the 19th century, a group of investors in central New York reached an agreement with the Iroquois, the indigenous people of the region, regarding a tract of land owned by the tribe. This chapter deals with this situation by considering a number of key issues including: Research involving indigenous people, negotiating with indigenous people, a concern with vulnerability and Different groups pooling their knowledge. Indigenous people have an endless array of anecdotes and stories about outsiders, who visited small communities, systemically mined a treasure trove of information from the people, left the area, and profited in a one-sided way. Indigenous remedy provided clues regarding a new profitable medicine. Researchers should be prepared to overtly state their goals, what they expect to achieve, how the research project will contribute to the community, and the ways in which the findings will be used. On many occasions, permission to conduct research must be granted by some division of the tribe or community.
