Tribal Codes/Protocols Pertaining to Research

Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
Fort McDowell's Law and Order Code, adopted by Resolution No. 90-30, July 9, 1990 and amended in 2000, contains two ordinances that pertain to research: Chapter 15, the Exclusion Ordinance, and Chapter 19, the Antiquities Ordinance. The Exclusion Ordinance provides “for the removal or exclusion of Non-Members from the Nation whose presence may be detrimental to the peace, health, morals or welfare of the Nation [al] and/or who violate tribal laws or ordinances.” This ordinance may be interpreted by the Yavapai Nation to govern actions and activities of outside researchers who are perceived to interfere with the administration of the government, or intrude or otherwise interfere with tribal ceremonies without tribal consent.
Exclusion Ordinance | Antiquities and Archaeological Sites

Ho-Chunk Nation Code
Title 3, Section 3 of the Ho-Chunk Code, Tribal Research Code, was enacted by the Legislature on February 9, 2005 and amended/restated May 5, 2005. The purpose of the Code is "to define the Nation’s research policies, and to establish a means by which tribal research policies will be administered by the Ho-Chunk Nation Institutional Review Board (IRB) and to provide for general procedures by which the IRB will grant permission to researchers to conduct research on Nation Territory." The Code encompasses clinical, behavioral, anthropological/ archaeological, community-based, environmental, and public health research.
Tribal Research Code

The Hopi Tribe HCPO (Hopi Cultural Preservation Office) Policy and Research
This policy addresses the protection of present and future generations of the Hopi People from “abuse, misrepresentation and exploitation” and includes, but is not limited to, research in the areas of "ethnology, history, biogenetic, medical, behavioral, ethnobotany, agronomy, ecology, anthropology, archaeology, microbiology, or orthography. "The Policy includes a section on the procedures which must be followed and areas that must be addressed in proposal format prior to the commencement of any research with the Hopi people.
Hopi Cultural Protection Office Protocol for Research

The Navajo Nation Human Research Code
The Navajo Nation has an extensive Human Research Code that, along with the Navajo Nation IRB, protects the welfare of Navajo people, and sets forth "the conditions under which investigators, physicians, researchers, and others may perform research activities on living human subjects within the territorial jurisdiction of the Navajo Nation." Prior to the proposal of any research involving humans, the Navajo Nation IRB must be consulted, and projects are subject to their approval. For more information, consult their website, www.nnhrrb.navajo.org/. For research involving the study of "traditional cultural property" such as sacred and archaeological sites, contact the Navajo Nation Historic Preservation Department, (928) 871-7139, or www.dnr.navajo.org/ and www.natureserve.org/nhp/us/navajo/.
Human Research Code | Key Research Requirements

The Pascua Yaqui Tribe
The Pascua Yaqui Tribe’s Research Protection Ordinance establishes “a research review process as a mechanism to improve relations between the Tribe and scientists/researchers, and to promote collaboration within the framework of mutual respect, equity, and empowerment, and to identify benefits and risks to the Tribal community.” The procedure for requesting permission to conduct research or gather data on the Pascua Yaqui Tribal villages and Pueblos is found in Title 8, Part VII, Chapter 71 of the Pascua Yaqui Tribal Code (8 PYTC § 7110).
Research Protection Ordinance of 2008

Tohono O'odham Nation SUSPENDED*
The existing Executive Order Establishing a Research Policy for the Tohono O’odham Nation was established on 9 November, 2005. It stands until a research code is adopted. This policy is meant to provide for the welfare of the Tohono O'odham people, and defines "research" as “any systematic method used to gather and analyze data or information, whether involving human subjects or not, and regarding any subject matter, including cultural and other materials located in areas to which the Tohono O'odham Nation has an historical or cultural connection..." The research areas covered by the policy and under the oversight of the tribe are clinical, behavioral studies, anthropological and archaeological studies, feasibility and other studies designed to evaluate or test programmatic techniques or to develop basic data in all phases of public administration, geological or botanical, biological, ethno-historical/historical, and linguistic.
Research Policy

* The Office of the Chairman of the Tohono O'odham Nation has advised the 2005 Executive Order "establishing a research policy for the Tohono O'odham Nation" be suspended. Tohono O'odham officials are currently in the process of developing a research ordinance. Research proposals will be considered on a case by case basis. Submit your request in writing to: The Honorable Dr. Ned Norris, Jr., Chairman, the Tohono O'odham Nation, PO Box 837, Sells, AZ 85634.