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Showing 1 to 20 of 57 for “"Indigenous knowledge systems"”.
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Re-centering Indigenous Knowledge Systems into Contemporary Jazz Bass
… aims to determine how one can incorporate indigenous music and performance practices into contemporary jazz using the double bass and bass guitar as tools for mediation. It specifically investigates the Southern African and the Middle-Eastern regions via the Indian Ocean connection. This …
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A study of indigenous sorghum agriculture in Southern Africa: combining isotope and indigenous knowledge systems approaches
Sorghum and millets were the principal grain crops of sub-Saharan African farming societies. Enquiry into their isotopic variability is scant and some of the work that has been done is based on studies in highly controlled, artificial environments. To help fill this gap, the present study …
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"Living in two worlds" : optimizing our indigenous knowledge systems to address the modern pandemic, HIV and AIDS
Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Technology: Education, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2013.
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Education for all (EFA) and 'african indigenous knowledge systems (AIKS)': the case of the Chewa people of Zambia.
… research is an investigation of whether “African Indigenous Knowledge Systems (AIKS)” can enhance the achievement of Education for All (EFA) with particular reference to the Chewa people of Zambia. The study raises challenges that many countries have experienced in their effort to achieve EFA. …
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The integration of indigenous knowledge systems into the main stream senior phase Natural Science Curriculum at Uthungulu district schools
… of Basic Education in the inclusion of indigenous knowledge in the mainstream science curriculum. The aims and principles of the new curriculum statement seek to realign themselves with those of the Constitution of the Republic, which highlight inclusivity, valuing indigenous knowledge …
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Local land use on Borneo: applications of indigenous knowledge systems and natural resource utilization among the Benuaq Dayak of Kalimantan, Indonesia
… goals, and continuation of traditional indigenous life ways. This research encompasses a broad but integrated system of human-land relationships among the Benuaq Dayak, an indigenous group who maintain their customary laws and land use systems. The study identifies and analyzes instances …
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Ucwaningo olunzulu ngesiko lemvelo lokunakekelwa kokukhulelwa nokubeletha = A critical analysis of indigenous knowledge systems related to pregnancy care (antenatal) and infant delivery
… belonging to the Western culture. Therefore, the knowledge which is gathered in this research emphasizes the gist of the research which says: "The science of the Blacks, of using traditional herbs and of communicating with their ancestors in order to get help, worked for the great grandparents, is …
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Investigating Indigenous Knowledge Systems in the conservation of protected areas in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and Portland, Jamaica: policy, practice and management
… of this study was to comparatively investigate Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) in the conservation of Protected Areas in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and Portland, Jamaica. The aim of this study was achieved through the following objectives: (a) to identify and classify the IKS that exist in …
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Ubwinga, a subset of Bemba indigenous knowledge systems : a comparative study of pre-colonial and post-independence wedding ceremonies in Lusaka and Kitwe, Zambia
This study has, by way of ethnographic investigation, compared the Bemba ubwinga ceremonies performed in Lusaka and the Copperbelt during the pre-colonial era and the white wedding ceremonies performed during the post-independence era. It has further investigated the nature and existence of Bemba …
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A dissection of the Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of indigenous Knowledge Systems Act 6 of 2019: substantive issues and foreseeable consequences for creative industries in South Africa
Indigenous knowledge is a broad term that is used to describe various knowledge systems that are intimately linked with traditional communities.1 It is communicated orally and stored in the memories of people belonging to traditional communities; it is also expressed through the art of traditional …
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An emergent model of the teaching of iingoma zamagqirha based on three case studies in the Western Cape, South Africa
… taught at workshops to introduce learners to the indigenous knowledge systems of the amaXhosa of South Africa. It is also a musical art which is performed in both sacred and secular environments. As such iingoma zamagqirha could be suitable for classroom teaching in South African schools and the …
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Participatory evaluation of the Bachelor of Indigenous Knowledge System at the University of Venda
The Bachelor of Indigenous Knowledge Systems qualification was introduced, in University of Venda, in 2014 as one of the de-colonizing programs to ensure that, South African indigenous knowledge systems is preserved and transferred to younger generations through Higher Education’s teaching and …
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Dislocating the Body and Transcending the Imperial Eye (I): The role of Abaphantsi, through iiZangoma, as pioneers for transformative research methodologies and organic intellectualism
… paradigms, through their construction of indigenous knowledge systems, construct African bodies and how this impacts knowledge and research methods. I discuss how the corporeal bodies of Sangomas have been constructed, particularly through problematic research approaches which focus on …
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Effects of an argumentation-based instruction on grade 10 learners' understanding of the causes of pollution at a river site
This study was based on the Science and Indigenous Knowledge Systems Project (SIKSP) at the School of Science and Mathematics Education, University of the Western Cape. The project seeks to enhance educators' understanding of and ability to implement a Science-IKS curriculum (Ogunniyi, 2007) …
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A descriptive analysis of indigenous Xitsonga music dance compound: A musicological approach
It has been shown that indigenous music and dance can help one to vividly fathom the behaviour, values and morals of particular cultural groups, they perform their music and dance for various reasons. For instance, there are songs for hoeing, weeding, reaping, for children, of mockery, during game, …
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Paleolimnological Study of Chironomidae (Diptera) Assemblage Responses to Multiple Stressors in Lake Nipigon (Northwestern Ontario)
… is intended to provide a foundation for future Indigenous-led lake monitoring efforts that reflect both western scientific and Indigenous knowledge systems.
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An explorative action research study toward the design of a digital knowledge organisation as part of an indigenous knowledge management system with a Herero community
Indigenous Knowledge Management Systems are being developed in order to preserve, process and retrieve knowledge. Unfortunately, most of the systems available do not take into account the different cultural ways of organising and sharing indigenous knowledge. Current technology trends and …
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Two Waters: Warburdar & Wai
… the cultural significance of water for Indigenous peoples. Using an Indigenous storytelling approach, this creative research blends film, story, projection, sound and design to create a new immersive sensory experience that raises consciousness of the sacred nature of water and our …
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The living library : an indigenous community in the Peruvian Amazon is combating climate change, deforestation, and loss of traditional knowledge by preserving their plants in the wild
Farmacia Viva Indigena, the Living Indigenous Pharmacy, is five hectares of primary forest in the Amazon preserved as an intact library of indigenous plants, many of them medicinally useful, near the river village of Paoyhan in Ucayali, Peru. The library is an indigenous climate adaptation strategy …
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A guiding model for decolonizing environmental science research and restoring relational accountability with Indigenous communities
… applied in scientific research by, on, and with Indigenous communities with an emphasis on diverse ways of knowing in environmental sciences, natural resources, and climate research. Effectively addressing complex social-ecological issues faced within our current and future generations, such as …
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