In studying indigenous climate knowledge, two approaches can be envisioned. In the first, traditional knowledge is a cultural built-in object; conceived as a whole, its relevance can be assessed by referring to other cultural, economic, or technical components at work within an indigenous society. In the second, the accuracy of indigenous climate knowledge is assessed with western science knowl...

indigenous knowledge (ik) is important for every nation and consequently for the whole world. from scientific and cultural view point. previously ik did not have a good status and it was in a ‘backward’ state during 19th century, but in 20th century due to bio-environmental problems caused by inopportune use of modern technology in developing countries, the scholars directed their attention to ...

Christianity is an embedded value system within Pacific cultures that now being employed to inform efforts address social issues such as family violence. This article chronicles a Tongan woman’s cultural immersion with 49 church kainga (families) who participated in the faith-based Kainga Tu’umalie (Prosperous families) violence programme. Talanoa (Pacific-Indigenous way of engaging families re...

One of the most praised qualities of computer assisted training (CAT) is its ability to deliver individualized training. In CAT, the pace of individual learning is not determined by the learning group’s average, or maximum, or minimum learning pace. It adapts to the individual’s capabilities. Even more, the content can be tailored to the individual’s background knowledge and personal training n...

The use of indigenous knowledge has been seen by many as an alternative way of promoting development in poor rural communities in many parts of the world. By reviewing much of the recent work on indigenous knowledge, the paper suggests that a number of problems and tensions have resulted in indigenous knowledge not being as useful as hoped for or supposed. These include problems emanating from ...

WWF’s projects, fieldwork, reports, and studies are based on experience and evidence from diverse knowledge systems, as indigenous and local knowledge and traditional practices offer valuable contributions to biodiversity conservation and the sustainable use of ecosystems. The WWF case studies assembled in this publication illustrate how indigenous and local knowledge is applied in biodiversity...

This study analysed women s indigenous knowledge of folk medicines with respect to human and livestock illnesses in selected areas in upper Swat, Buner, and Chitral Districts of the Malakand region of North West Frontier Province, Pakistan in the summer 2003. This analysis was completed by a male and female multi-disciplinary team of specialists. Interviews were conducted using Questionnaires a...

This paper discusses the importance of education in the lives of Indigenous Australian women. Empowerment, whether it be personal, social or professional, can be sought through the attainment of education. As the traditional “gatherers” of food for survival, many Indigenous women now need to focus their energies upon the gathering of knowledge; indeed, this knowledge is as intrinsic to their su...

This article focuses on pedagogical talking circles as a practice of decolonizing and Indigenizing education. Based upon Canada’s Truth Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) Calls to Action the United Nations Declaration Rights Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), non-Indigenous educators have responsibility, while an opportunity, transform normative colonial institutional knowledge structures practices. P...

Indigenous cultures have experienced a renaissance over the past 5-10 years as indigenous communities have recognized the importance of documenting and sharing their cultural heritage and history. This has coincided with the explosion of the internet and the widespread application of multimedia technologies to the construction of large online cultural collections. Together these developments ha...