Theory of Knowledge - Course Companion for Students Marija Uzunova Dang Arvin Singh Uzunov Dang

and
Knowledge
Indigenous
societies
centuries, Indigenous Peoples have developed bodies of knowledge and practices for
For
understanding, and living in the world. With globablization, and a world still healing
explaining,
the violence of colonialism and imperialism, how are we encountering these diverse
from
knowledge traditions? In our capacity as non-Indigenous authors, in this chapter we
Indigenous
explore both our knowledge about Indigenous Peoples and, where appropriate, the different
will
belonging to Indigenous Peoples. Studying knowledge and Indigenous societies
knowledges
not only the encounter between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Peoples and knowledge,
reveals
also the relationship of education and knowledge with power, as told through the stories of
but
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colonialism and decolonialism.
Initial discussion
• Where does your knowledge about Indigenous societies come from?
• What does it mean to say something is Indigenous knowledge?
• How is Indigenous knowledge acquired and by whom?
• How are the processes of producing, sharing and applying Indigenous knowledge similar to or different from
those processes for other types of knowledge?
• What gives value and legitimacy to Indigenous knowledge?
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