Traditional knowledge

Traditional Ecological Knowledge and the conservation of natural resources Nature as w e know it means different things to different people. To an economist, natural is often seen as a resource to be transformed and put in readiness for human use. An alternative view is that humans are stewards who should care for natural things as well as making use of nature’s bounty. Another view is that nature of animism, which sees nature as a living thing, something to be respected and not controlled. Some

Introduction Traditional knowledge The terms traditional knowledge (TK) also known as indigenous knowledge (IK), and local knowledge generally refers to knowledge systems embedded in the regional traditions, indigenous cultures, or local communities. Traditional knowledge includes knowledge about medicines, technology, weather/climate as well as agricultural practices. This knowledge has been orally passed for generations from person to person. Some forms of traditional knowledge find expression

experienced, through a history of living at peace with the land, what is known as traditional knowledge. This unique relationship to the land encompasses a truth that colonial and subsequent Western rule both overlooked and stigmatized in the face of economic and social “progress”. While Western North American culture is beginning to acknowledge and explore the worldview and methods accrued through traditional knowledge and employ consultation with the indigenous peoples as a vehicle of sustainability

environmental, educational, social and economic state in the Nation decades after initial contact (Canadian Population Health Initiative, 2004). As a direct result traditions pertaining to all aspects of Indigenous life were affected, specifically traditional means of health. In an attempt to figuratively breathe new life into a wounded community, efforts have been made to bring back the ways of Aboriginal midwifery in Nunavut, Québec and Ontario. Facilities in said provinces have been established to

Q1. How are oral Indigenous knowledge systems different from written Western science traditions? Indigenous knowledge comprise of all knowledge pertaining to particular people and its region, with the nature of knowledge transmission being primarily oral via generations. Knowledge such as scientific, agricultural, technical as well as ecological knowledge is all part of the Indigenous knowledge. Indigenous knowledge has some distinct features that are not seen in Western science traditions. Unlike

there. This is initially what the British did when coming to North America. However, since then colonization has gained a larger and more sinister meaning. Colonization was used to undermine and devalue all aspects of Indigenous culture, including traditional medicine and healing practicesi. It encompasses the attempt at assimilating the indigenous people into the now western ways by presenting Indigenous people as savages and less than the European culture. Due to this history of colonization Indigenous

Learning from indigenous knowledge in education: Indigenuous knowledge has been the foundation for learning that aboriginal families, communities and nations have always maintained for their children. It has been our knowledge systems, cultural traditions and values, and ancestral languages that have affirmed our place within the Canadian context. Indigenous perspectives on learning do not see indigenous and western knowledge traditions in opposition to one another.(Battisfe,2002).Indigenous peoples

BA (Hons) Tourism Marketing Year 3 1.0 AN INTRODUCTION According to the United Nations definition of indigenous people, they are “descendants of those who inhabited a country or a geographical region at the time when people of different cultures or ethnic origins arrived” (United Nations, 2011a). It is estimated that there are about 370 million indigenous people around the globe in over 70 different countries. They keep their own political, social, economic and cultural qualities and also their

areas of interest for biological preservation. Ethnobotany medicine, the scientific term for traditional health care, encompasses the knowledge, skills, methods, practices, and beliefs about health care found among the members of a community. These approaches take into account the interests of indigenous communities involved in such areas in order to emphasize the importance of the traditional knowledge of the

years prior to Euro-American settlement. Tribal communities relied on traditional knowledge to sustain their livelihoods. Traditional ecological knowledge is passed down through generations, which include harvesting, use of fire, and sustaining livelihoods through the landscape and cultural practices. In recent years, traditional knowledge held by local and indigenous communities has gain international recognition that this knowledge can offer modern society restoration solutions for multiple ecosystems