Indigenous science

• Indigenous science provides knowledge passed down through generations
• Indigenous science contributes to modern science and natural resource management
• Ways indigenous science aids in

  • Transportation
  • Agriculture
  • Building houses
  • Food
  • Medicine
• Indigenous innovations in the Philippines

  • Irrigation systems
  • Food preservation
  • Herbal medicine
• Ifugao people conserve endemic trees and implement customary laws
• Indigenous science


  Science knowledge based on people's culture
• Indigenous science is guided by

  Cultural values like respect for nature and interdependence of life
• Indigenous science uses

  Science process skills like observing, measuring, communicating
• Indigenous science provides new perspectives for technological advancements
• Indigenous science is essential for survival and adaptation in diverse conditions
• Indigenous science cannot be ignored as it is knowledge pioneered over generations