be invalidated and to deny Indigenous peoples’ access and authority over the resource-rich territories that they had for long inhabited. The IPCB also identified another attempt at Biocolonialism in the Genographic Project. The latter involved the high probability of genetic testing results producing errors such as false negatives and positives that lead to the misidentification of Native people as non-Native and vice versa. Another negative consequence expressed by TallBear is the risk that an individual's cultural identity can be conclusively established through biocolonialist projects such as the Genographic Project. Ultimately, TallBear's argument is in close agreement with Harry's concerns regarding the Genographic Project and serves as a significant force motivating IPCB to advocate against Biocolonialism. In May 2006, the project came to the attention of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII). UNPFII conducted investigations into the objectives of the Genographic Project, and recommended that National Geographic and other sponsors suspend the project. Concerns were that the knowledge gleaned from the research could clash with long-held beliefs of indigenous peoples and threaten their cultures. There were also concerns that indigenous claims to land rights and other resources could be threatened. , some federally recognized tribes in the United States declined to take part in the study including Maurice Foxx, chairman of the Massachusetts Commission on Indian Affairs and a member of the Mashpee Wampanoag. Not all Indigenous peoples agree with his position; , more than 70,000 indigenous participants from the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Oceania had joined the project. See also References External links Official sites Genographic Project official site at National Geographic Arizona Research Laboratories (ARL) Waitt Family Foundation News articles "Indigenous Peoples Oppose National Geographic", Indigenous Peoples Council on Biocolonialism, 13 April 2005. "Tracking the Truth", DB2 Magazine (IBM), information about IBM's role in the project. December 2006. Genographic Success Stories Videos , on TED, 29 August 2008. Human genome projects Genographic Citizen science Crowdsourcing American genealogy websites Internet properties established in 2005 Internet properties disestablished in 2019 Internet properties disestablished in 2020 2005 establishments in the United States 2019 disestablishments in the United States