Introduction
Background
of the Indigenous Knowledge
The Concept and
definition of indigenous knowledge is the cognizant with the narratives,
several scholars have developed definitions of indigenous knowledge in respect
of the aspect/contexts of the indignity matters consistent with the premise of
the disciplines under concern. In connection with this, it is believed that
Indigenous science and indigenous peoples are the subset of the indigenous
knowledge/both are encrusted in IK (Eyong, 2001; Lunga, 2014; Lambert &
Scott, 2019). The existing literature classifies indigenous sciences as
individual and social/cultural level definitions. In this regard, this study
highlights on the social/cultural level, definitions which define indigenous
science/ethno science as a culture/society dependent collective rational
perceiving of a reality (Theodory, 2016; David-Chavez, 2019). Indigenous
science classifies the objects, activities, and events within a given universe.
In addition, processes of science that include rational observation of natural
events, classification, and problem solving are woven into all aspects of
indigenous science (Langill, 1999; Rahman & Rusli, 2017; David-Chavez,
2019).
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