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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780174903321

Autore

Grenier Louise

Titolo

Working with Indigenous knowledge : a guide for researchers / / Louise Grenier

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ottawa : , : International Development Research Centre, , 1998

©1998

ISBN

1-280-71735-1

9786610717354

1-55250-041-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 115 pages)

Disciplina

333.7

Soggetti

Ethnoscience - Research

Ethnoscience

Sustainable development

Indigenous peoples

Technical assistance - Anthropological aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-115).

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Section 1: What about Indigenous Knowledge?; Section 2: Protecting Intellectual Property Rights; Section 3: Developing a Research Framework; Section 4: Data Collection; Section 5: Case Studies; Section 6: Assessing, Validating, and Experimenting with IK; Appendix 1: Sample Guidelines; Appendix 2: Glossary; Appendix 3: Acronyms and Abbreviations; References;

Sommario/riassunto

Experience has shown us that development efforts that ignore local technologies, local systems of knowledge, and the local environment generally fail to achieve their desired objectives. Examples abound of western-lead teams of researchers failing to consult properly with indigenous populations, with the resulting "advancements" quickly proving to be unsustainable or, tragically, destructive. Thankfully, this trend is slowly changing. In the 1990's, indigenous knowledge has been fertile ground for research, and a wealth of information now exists on the topic.