Definition: Indigenous Knowledge Systems refers to the traditions of regional, indigenous or local communities. Indigenous knowledge is the knowledge that is unique to a given culture or society.
Facts:
-Indigenous Knowledge is the information base for a society, which facilitates communication and decision making.
-Indigenous knowledge evolves and develops over time just like any other area of knowledge.
-Today, many Indigenous Knowledge Systems are at risk of becoming extinct because of the rapid change of natural environments and face pacing economic, political and cultural changes on a global scale.
-Indigenous Knowledge is relevant for the following sectors and strategies:
-Agriculture
-Animal Husbandry and ethnic veterinary medicine
-Use and management of natural resources
-Primary Health Care
-Saving and Lending
-Community Development
-Poverty Alleviation
-Because certain countries are culturally different than others, this causes the development of their community to be different than others. For example, in the film we watched called Babies, each family was culturally developed differently. Their ways of living, skills and knowledge were simply different due to the development of their natural environment.
Facts:
-Indigenous Knowledge is the information base for a society, which facilitates communication and decision making.
-Indigenous knowledge evolves and develops over time just like any other area of knowledge.
-Today, many Indigenous Knowledge Systems are at risk of becoming extinct because of the rapid change of natural environments and face pacing economic, political and cultural changes on a global scale.
-Indigenous Knowledge is relevant for the following sectors and strategies:
-Agriculture
-Animal Husbandry and ethnic veterinary medicine
-Use and management of natural resources
-Primary Health Care
-Saving and Lending
-Community Development
-Poverty Alleviation
-Because certain countries are culturally different than others, this causes the development of their community to be different than others. For example, in the film we watched called Babies, each family was culturally developed differently. Their ways of living, skills and knowledge were simply different due to the development of their natural environment.