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What is traditional knowledge?
How is traditional knowledge usually transmitted?
What forms does traditional knowledge take?
What does the term 'traditional knowledge' encompass?
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Who owns traditional knowledge?
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How is traditional knowledge adapted?
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What does the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) include in the definition of traditional knowledge?
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How do Native people define traditional knowledge?
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Why do some indigenous people find it challenging to pass on traditional knowledge to the young generation?
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What is one consequence of the elders' inability to pass on traditional knowledge?
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What leads science practitioners to sometimes trivialize traditional understanding?
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Why are Native people's classifications of ice and snow often far richer and more subtle than those of non-indigenous people?
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What hampers the communication of traditional knowledge for many indigenous people today?
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What do indigenous people believe about traditional knowledge?
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"Traditional knowledge is an authority system." What does this statement imply?
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"Traditional knowledge gives credibility to the people." What does this imply?
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What does traditional knowledge encompass?
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How is traditional knowledge transmitted?
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Why is traditional knowledge collectively owned?
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What are some examples of traditional knowledge mentioned in the text?
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In what form does traditional knowledge usually take?
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What is one consequence of the elders' inability to pass on traditional knowledge?
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What is the main consequence of the elders' inability to pass on traditional knowledge?
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What does the term 'traditional knowledge' encompass?
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How is traditional knowledge usually transmitted?
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'Traditional knowledge is an authority system.' What does this statement imply?
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'Traditional knowledge gives credibility to the people.' What does this imply?
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What does the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) include in the definition of traditional knowledge?
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Why are Native people's classifications of ice and snow often far richer and more subtle than those of non-indigenous people?
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'Traditional knowledge is a way of life - wisdom is using traditional knowledge in good ways.' What does this statement imply?
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What hampers the communication of traditional knowledge for many indigenous people today?
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'Comparisons between indigenous and scientific knowledge sometimes incorrectly lead science practitioners to trivialize traditional understanding.' Why does this comparison lead to trivialization?
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