Essence of Traditional Knowledge: Definition and Meaning

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What does traditional knowledge refer to?

  • Innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities (correct)
  • Information passed down through digital technology
  • Knowledge gained from modern scientific research
  • Knowledge transmitted through written documents

How is traditional knowledge typically transmitted?

  • Via digital technologies and online platforms
  • Through written documents and textbooks
  • Through formal education in academic institutions
  • From generation to generation orally (correct)

What are some forms of traditional knowledge?

  • Scientific journals and research papers
  • Academic textbooks and scholarly articles
  • Folklore, proverbs, and cultural values (correct)
  • Online encyclopedias and databases

Who primarily owns traditional knowledge?

<p>Indigenous and local communities (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one feature of traditional knowledge?

<p>Adapted to the local culture and environment (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT considered a category of traditional knowledge, according to the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO)?

<p>Technological knowledge (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do Native people define traditional knowledge?

<p>As rooted in the spiritual health, culture, and language of the people (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do some indigenous people struggle to pass on traditional knowledge to the young?

<p>Competition from other cultures that capture the imagination of the young (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does traditional knowledge provide credibility to, according to the text?

<p>The people (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of works are included in the concept of traditional knowledge?

<p>Tradition-based literary and scientific works (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What hampers the communication of traditional knowledge among indigenous people today?

<p>Limited capacity of elders to pass on traditional knowledge to the young (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What leads science practitioners to sometimes trivialize traditional understanding?

<p>The lack of contextual elements in scientific knowledge (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of traditional knowledge according to indigenous people?

<p>It is dynamic, cumulative, and stable (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

For many indigenous people, what diminishes the full richness of tradition as elders die?

<p>The capturing of imagination by other cultures (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What comparison sometimes incorrectly leads science practitioners to trivialize traditional understanding?

<p>Comparing indigenous and non-indigenous understanding of ice and snow (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the reasons why Native classification is richer than that of non-indigenous people?

<p>Due to its relationship to human activities and feelings (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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