Transplants and Indigenous Peoples: An Initial Approach

Abstract

This article indicates a set of issues related to transplants involving indigenous people. This is a topic not addressed in the literature of the country and for which it is relevant to take a closer look, given not only medical aspects, but also bioethical, socio cosmological, religious, social and cultural aspects. From an interdisciplinary perspective, we sought to draw attention to the importance of taking into account aspects related to the constitution of the indigenous person; implications regarding informed consent; and the need for a sensitive look at the intercultural differences involved. The conclusion was that it is necessary to form a protocol together with indigenous organizations and official bodies that consider cultural specificities. In addition, a survey of both institutional initiatives in other countries and the literature on the subject is still a task to be carried out in Brazil.diferenças interculturais implicadas. A conclusão foi que se faz necessária a formação de um protocolo em conjunto com organizações indígenas e órgãos oficiais que considere as especificidades culturais. Além disso, um levantamento tanto das iniciativas institucionais em outros países quanto da literatura sobre a temática ainda é tarefa a ser feita no Brasil.

Transplantation and native peoples: latin american perspectives from the brazilian Amazon

“…Given the absence of Brazilian literature on this theme, our first move was to search for texts reflecting on Native American peoples in Latin America [1]. To our surprise, we found a need for published systematic studies on transplants in indigenous peoples in Latin America, in contrast to the vast literature available in Anglophone countries.…”

“…In this sense, the extensive production in other countries can illuminate the lack of more systematic reflections on Brazilian reality -and this is where something interesting arises, on which this text will focus. Throughout the research [5], mainly using various online databases, there were several references to cultural aspects related to transplants in native peoples, whether in health communication and education, information, or public policies. New Zealand and Australia have the most, followed by Canada and the United States, with hundreds of texts on the subject produced by professionals from various fields and based on multiple approaches and themes.…”