LESSON 5

Question 1

local knowledge developed over centuries of experimentation by our ancestors and are passed orally from generation to generation.

Answer 1

Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Practices (IKSPs)

Question 2

WS

Answer 2

Western science

Question 3

IS

Answer 3

Indigenous science

Question 4

_______ are trained in various specializations such as herbalism, weather observations, mental health, and time keeping, and there are tests to ensure IS validity.

Answer 4

Indigenous scientists

Question 5

Data from _____ is not used to control the forces of nature, but instead is used to find methods and resources for accommodating it.

Answer 5

IS

Question 6

the knowledge that an indigenous (local) community accumulates over generations of living in a particular environment.

Answer 6

Indigenous knowledge

Question 7

a more generalized expression of knowledge associating a people or peoples with ‘time-honored’ ideas and practices associated with an individual or family

Answer 7

Traditional knowledge

Question 8

indigenous knowledge is often equated or used interchangeably with the term:

Answer 8

traditional knowledge,
local knowledge,
traditional forestry practices,
indigenous practices and
indigenous knowledge systems