Examples of Indigenous knowledge

• Examples of Indigenous knowledge that are taught and practiced by Indigenous People

  1. Observing animal behavior and celestial bodies in predicting weather conditions and seasons.
  2. The use of herbal medicine
  3. Preserving Foods
  4. Classifying plants and animals into families groups and cultural properties.
  5. Preserving and selecting good seeds for planting
  6. The use of indigenous technology in daily lives
  7. Building local irrigation systems
  8. Classification of soil for planting based on cultural properties
  9. Producing wines and juices from tropical fruits
  10. Keeping custom of growing plants vegetables in the yard
• Observing animal behavior and celestial bodies in predicting weather conditions and seasons

  Crickets are sensitive to temperautre. More chiping indicates a warm weather otherwise it indicates a cool temperature.

  Flock of birds indicate seasonal shifts since they are migratory species.

  
• The use of herbal medicines


  use of herbs for healing and as a natural remedy against ailments

  
• Preserving Foods

  Ex: Mangoes are preserved through sun drying. Mangoes are peeled sliced and laid under the sun. It could aslo be through pickling.

  Anchovies are preserved through salting and drying process or through fermentation

  Buwad or Dried fish is preserved by gutting, cleaning, salting, and then its basked under the sun

  
• In indigenous food preservation, what is pickling?


  Pickling is the process to preserve food with salt water or vinegar.

  
• Classifying plants and animals into families and groups based on cultural properties


  example of these are mushrooms, some are classified as edible while some are not.

  For instance, the Morels (Morchella spp.) and Shiitake Mushrooms (Lentinula edodes) are edible.

  
• According to ___ in the year ____, aboriginal people classify plants and animals in various ways, with the simplest being the binary classification, what are they?

  Waddy, 1988.

  Being totemic or Non-totemic
• Totemic means?


  meaning they are linked to a particular group, clan or individual through spiritiual or ancestral significance. Important siya since it is a totem, therfore it is respected and protected.
• Non-Totemic means


  These are plants and animals that do not have a special spiritual or clan-related significance. They might still be useful or important in daily life (for food, shelter, or medicine), but they do not carry the same spiritual weight as totemic species.
• Preserving and selecting good seeds for planting

  For example: banana ancestors vs banana now after many years of the artificial selection of traits by humans.

  another ex: carrot and wild carrots

  
• When there is no isolation? (in banana ancestor vs now comparison)


  if there is no isolation, since there is no reproductive barrier, a sterile hybrid is formed.

  Autoploidy occurs when a haplod gamete fuses with a dipload gamete, resulting in a sterile triploid plant that is seedless and reproduces asexually due to their sterility. In contrast, the ancestor of banana have seeds and can reproduce sexually.

  
• Analyze this picture:

  This shows the evolution of the tassel and ears of corn. Teosinte is the wild ancestor of modern corn, characterized by a structure that resembles grass with small,hard kernels (seeds) however only of a small amount. The middle part shows intermediates with evolving traits such as more prominent ears and tassels, larger seeds. Finally, modern corn that has undergone extensive selective breeding features a robust, upright structure with larger ears, tassles and its kernels are packed tightly together.

  
• The use of indigenous technology in daily lives 


  Ex: Traditional Pot and chocolate preparation, weaving, bamboo flute

  
• Building Local Irrigation systems

  for agricultural purposes

  Irrigation: the practice of applying controlled amounts of water to land to help grow crops, landscape plants, and lawns.

  
• Classification of soil for planting based on cultural properties


  ex: clay, foam, land, silt.

  
• Producing wines and juices from tropical fruits

  Ex: tuba, mango juice,

  
• Keeping custom of growing plants and vegetables in the yard.