The Cultural Interface of Islander and Scientific Knowledge

AbstractThe interface between Indigenous knowledge systems and Western scientific knowledge systems is a contested space where the difficult dialogue between us and them is often reduced to a position of taking sides. Storytelling is however a very familiar tradition in Indigenous families where we can and do translate expertly difficult concepts from one generation to the next. This article is based on my attempt to story our way through the difficult dialogue and to posit opportunities for more productive engagements about the place of Indigenous knowledge in our future deliberations at the Indigenous Studies and Indigenous Knowledge Conference series.

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Constitutional Provision in Protecting and Managing Indigenous Knowledge Systems

10.4018/978-1-7998-7492-8.ch011 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 186-206

Author(s):

Jahid Siraz Chowdhury ◽

Haris Abd Wahab ◽

Mohd Rashid Mohd Saad ◽

Mashitah Hamidi ◽

Parimal K. Roy ◽

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Keyword(s):

Indigenous Knowledge ◽

Indigenous People ◽

Education System ◽

Knowledge Systems ◽

Historical Ontology ◽

Colonial Legacy ◽

Interface Theory ◽

Indigenous Knowledge Systems ◽

The World ◽

Cultural Interface

Methodologically, this study aligns with the analytical philosophy and the indigenous standpoint and cultural interface theory. This study found that the education system itself is contaminated with colonial legacy and historical ontology of ‘State'. The recommendations are the participation of indigenous people in deciding their education and making curricula. Although the location of this study is remote and rural, this phenomenon occurs in many countries. Therefore, this research would contribute to efforts in this regard over the world to merge humanity.

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Colonizing Innovation:

Conference Proceedings of the Academy for Design Innovation Management ◽

10.33114/adim.2019.01.261 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Abhinav CHATURVEDI ◽

Alf REHN

Keyword(s):

Indigenous Knowledge ◽

Postcolonial Theory ◽

Knowledge Systems ◽

Frugal Innovation ◽

Indigenous Knowledge Systems ◽

Management Literature

Innovation is one of the most popular concepts and desired phenomena of contemporary Western capitalism. As such, there is a perennial drive to capture said phenomena, and particularly to find new ways to incite and drive the same. In this text, we analyze one specific tactic through which this is done, namely by the culturally colonial appropriation of indigenous knowledge systems. By looking to how jugaad, a system of frugal innovation in India, has been made into fodder for Western management literature, we argue for the need of a more developed innovation critique, e.g., by looking to postcolonial theory.

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Indigenous Environmental Justice, Knowledge, and Law

Kalfou A Journal of Comparative and Relational Ethnic Studies ◽

10.15367/kf.v5i2.213 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Deborah McGregor

Keyword(s):

Environmental Justice ◽

Indigenous Knowledge ◽

Knowledge Systems ◽

Indigenous Worldviews ◽

Indigenous Knowledge Systems ◽

The World ◽

Innovative Approaches

This article aims to introduce a distinct conception of Indigenous environmental justice (IEJ) based on Indigenous legal orders, knowledge systems, and conceptions of justice. This is not to suggest in any way that the existing environmental justice (EJ) scholarship is flawed; in fact, the scholarship and activism around EJ have been central in diagnosing and drawing attention to injustices that occur on a systematic basis everywhere in the world. This article argues instead that such discussions can be expanded by acknowledging that concepts of environmental justice, including distinct legal orders informed by Indigenous knowledge systems, already existed on Turtle Island for thousands of years prior to the arrival of Europeans. It also suggests that environmental justice framed within Indigenous worldviews, ontologies, and epistemologies may make significant contributions to broader EJ scholarship, particularly in relation to extending justice to other beings and entities in Creation. This approach acknowledges ongoing colonialism and emphasizes the need to decolonize in order to advance innovative approaches to IEJ.

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