Indigenous Knowledge: Definition and Significance
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What does the term 'indigenous knowledge' refer to?

  • The skills and knowledge of urban communities
  • The technology used in urban environments
  • The beliefs of people living far from nature
  • Knowledge utilized by native people to survive in a specific region (correct)

    • How is indigenous knowledge broadly construed?

  • As knowledge acquired from textbooks
  • As knowledge passed down through religious scriptures
  • As knowledge obtained from modern research facilities
  • As knowledge accumulated by indigenous or local communities over generations (correct)

    • What does the term 'indigenous knowledge' encompass?

  • All forms of knowledge, technologies, skills, practices, and beliefs assisting a community in creating stable livelihoods within their environments (correct)
  • Only traditional knowledge from books and libraries
  • Only scientific knowledge from research institutions
  • All academic knowledge from universities

    • How is indigenous knowledge defined?

    <p>&quot;A body of knowledge built up by a group of people through generations of living in close contact with nature&quot; (Johnson, 1992)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does indigenous knowledge assist the community in creating?

    <p>Stable livelihoods within their respective environments</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of indigenous knowledge according to the text?

    <p>It is significant for creating a sustainable way of life within specific environments</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term 'Indigenous' defined as, as per UN?

    <p>Groups of people whose social, cultural, and economic conditions distinguish them from other sections of national communities, and whose status is regulated by their own customs or traditions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of indigenous knowledge?

    <p>It provides a rich foundation for the development of modern society.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the characteristics of indigenous knowledge?

    <p>It is based on teachings and knowledge experience that are passed down from generation to generation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does indigenous knowledge govern the use of resources?

    <p>By ensuring sustainable use of native resources.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does indigenous knowledge describe in connection to the environment?

    <p>It offers practical solutions to people's issues and explains cultural behaviors resulting from human adaptation to the environment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the transmission method of indigenous knowledge?

    <p>Verbal transmission from generation to generation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is indigenous knowledge important?

    <p>To increase self-sufficiency and strengthen self-determination.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to any knowledge possessed by a group that lived off the land for a long period in a particular area?

    <p>'Local Knowledge'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does indigenous knowledge govern?

    <p>The sustainable use of native resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

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