My research advisor wants me to extract compounds from sacred medicines for pharmaceutical patents and it feels like I'm betraying my ancestors every time I enter the lab.
More people experience this than they realize.
The person is experiencing moral injury from participating in extractive research that commodifies sacred indigenous knowledge.
“Where Are You with Indigenous science and Western science in dialogue?”
Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.