In January 2024, Science News Magazine published an article on the life and work of Dr. Krystal Tsosie, an indigenous woman of the Navajo Nation, who is a Geneticist and Bioethicist at the Arizona State University in Tempe. I had the distinct honor to photograph Dr. Tsosie and learn more about her work when I sent on assignment in December of 2023. At ASU, I was able to visit with Dr. Tsosie and some of her graduate students, review their recent projects and tour their newly renovated laboratory. As a white woman, my conversation with Dr. Tsosie as I was photographing her, I learned about my ignorance regarding the topic of Indigenous Data Sovereignty, that for decades scientific data on Indigenous people was collected and used unethically. I encourage the viewer of this post to read the full article here of this remarkable woman and what she is doing for her community: Geneticist Krystal Tsosie advocates for Indigenous data sovereignty.
Dr. Krystal Tsosie, Geneticist and Bioethicist in her office at Arizona State University in Tempe – Kathleen Dreier Photography
Dr. Krystal Tsosie and her Arizona State University graduate students give a demonstration of work that will be completed in their rennovated laboratory-Kathleen Dreier Photography
Dr. Krystal Tsosie and her graduate student review art created in the Biology and Society course at Arizona State University. The art will be used to create a paper quilt for the Life Sciences building -Kathleen Dreier Photography
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