Cite as: 1 CNCA § 602

The Council of the Cherokee Nation finds that participation in research projects across a variety of academic and medical disciplines is potentially beneficial to Cherokee Nation and its citizens with appropriate statutory, regulator and policy safeguards and oversight. The Council further finds that the Cherokee Nation Institutional Review Board (IRB) has served these interests since its inception pursuant to Resolution 67-97 (August 11. 1997) and as modified by Resolution 37-01 (July 20, 2001). The IRB has carefully balanced the risks and benefits inherent in research projects, ensured that research meets high ethical standards and protected research subjects through requirements such as informed consent. The Council finds that the present IRB operates pursuant to Council resolutions that provide an ill-defined organizational structure and, given the breadth of potential research projects spanning a wide range of academic and medical disciplines, is best arranged outside of the Cherokee Nation Health Department. Based on these findings the Council concludes that resolutions 67-97 and 37-01 should be repealed and replaced with this Act.

Historical Data

LA 36-24, eff. October 28, 2024.