Indigenous Knowledge

Mistry, Jayalaxshmi; Jafferally, Deirdre; Ingwall-King, Lisa; Mendonca, Sean

doi:10.1016/b978-0-08-102295-5.10830-3

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“…Solidarity and reciprocity, with the human and non-human worlds, are key facets of the Indigenous worldview upon which knowledge and practices are based (Mistry et al, 2020). Food and nourishment are central to practices of reciprocity in the North Rupununi; not only do people share and exchange food, but food preparation and processing is often done collectively and self-help in itself is underpinned by food sharing for mutual benefit where people jointly contribute to the food and beverages for specific events (Jafferally, 2016).…”

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Indigenous Economies for Post-Covid Development

Mistry

Jafferally

Albert

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Despite being disproportionately susceptible to infectious diseases like COVID-19, many Indigenous peoples still hold traditional knowledge that is responding and adapting to new circumstances and crises such as the pandemic. In this paper, we present the findings from a participatory video project in eight Makushi and Wapishan Indigenous communities in the North Rupununi, Guyana, that explored the difficulties and disruptions that came about through COVID-19, but also the opportunities for change and transformation. Over four months, Indigenous researchers gathered the views and perspectives of their communities through a participatory video process. Our findings show that there was limited information provided to communities and their leaders (especially at the start of the pandemic), and support, in the form of supplies and relief, was ad-hoc and inconsistent. As people lost income from paid work, they turned to traditional farming, fishing and hunting to sustain their lives and to support others who did not have the conditions to support themselves. While many Indigenous community members retreated to their isolated farms as a protective measure, community leaders took responsibility to protect their lands and territory by installing gates on access roads and establishing patrols to enforce rules. The recognition that their traditional knowledge was not only culturally important but necessary for survival during the pandemic, gave it a newfound relevance and legitimacy, particularly for young people. Supporting Indigenous economies such as farming are not only critical for maintaining nature and traditional cultures today, but also for being resilient to future social and ecological crises.

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Albert

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Who has a Pro-Ecological Worldview among educated Indian adults with internet access, and what are the influencing factors?

Joshi

Raghuvanshi

Dutta

2022

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India’s ancient philosophy on holistic education and its relevance for target 4.7 of the United Nations sustainable development goals

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Johannsdottir

2024

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The paper's objective is to study one of the world´s early living civilizations, i.e., India, focusing primarily on its rich ancient philosophy with specific reference to holistic education to understand how it may act as a prototype for target 4.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals. The study uses Interpretive sociology to understand the meanings contextually from the insider's perspective. Extensive and intensive usage of symbolism in Indian philosophy is studied through social constructionism and phenomenology. India’s ancient philosophy on holistic education has a relevance to modern approaches to address sustainability issues such as by addressing specific aspects of the SDGs, or the SDGs holistically, given the goals interconnects, and potential synergies and trade-offs, thereby serving as a prototype for target 4.7 of SDG 4. The findings also revel a lack of connection to higher power of spirituality. The originality of the study is the effort enabling comparative analysis across contexts, by placing the SDGs in the context of India’s ancient philosophy on holistic education, befitting the expectations of SDGs, specifically target 4.7. Authors are aware of the tendency of the “book view” (Indological Approach) to homogenize but this is in tune with the papers objective as the intention is to draw an ideal–typical proto-type of holistic education.

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Indigenous Knowledge

Cited by 4 publications

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Indigenous Economies for Post-Covid Development

Indigenous Economies for Post-Covid Development

Who has a Pro-Ecological Worldview among educated Indian adults with internet access, and what are the influencing factors?

India’s ancient philosophy on holistic education and its relevance for target 4.7 of the United Nations sustainable development goals

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