scholarly journals Indigenous knowledge of seasonal weather forecasting: A case study in six regions of Uganda

2013 ◽  
Vol 04 (12) ◽  
pp. 641-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua S. Okonya ◽  
Jürgen Kroschel
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Weather Forecasting ◽  
Seasonal Weather

Decolonial Information Practices: Repatriating and Stewarding the Popol Vuh Online

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 107-119
Author(s):  
Pamela Espinosa de los Monteros
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Knowledge Society ◽  
Knowledge Work ◽  
Vantage Point ◽  
Cultural Appropriation ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
Popol Vuh

AbstractThe digitization and online dissemination of the Popol Vuh, a historical indigenous knowledge work, poses distinct ethical, legal, intellectual, and technological concerns for humanities researchers and information practitioners seeking to study and digitally curate works through a decolonized consciousness. Ongoing debates on data sovereignty, the repatriation of cultural artifacts, and cultural appropriation question the ability of researchers and information practitioners to effectively steward indigenous knowledge works in a digital environment. While consensus on best practices for the postcolonial digital library or archive remain to be established, information inequity continues to persist, effacing indigenous knowledge, languages, and content from the knowledge society. The following case study will discuss the results of a 10-year multi-institutional initiative to curate, repatriate, and steward the reproduction of an indigenous knowledge work online. From the vantage point of the library, the case study will explore the project’s successes, failures, and the work left to be done.

scholarly journals Fair weather forecasting? The shortcomings of big data for sustainable development, a case study from Hubballi‐Dharwad , India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Sudmant ◽  
Vincent Viguié ◽  
Quentin Lepetit ◽  
Lucy Oates ◽  
Abhijit Datey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Big Data ◽  
Weather Forecasting ◽  
Fair Weather

scholarly journals Ethnomedicinal Knowledge of Kisan Community - A Case Study

2020 ◽  
pp. 16-23
Author(s):  
Manisha KC ◽  
Nanda Bahadur Singh
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Common Cold ◽  
Animal Species ◽  
Traditional Practices ◽  
Medicinal Purpose ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Key Informants ◽  
Ethnomedicinal Knowledge

In the context of depleting indigenous knowledge and their values in the Kisan Community, they seem unaware of their culturally rich traditional practices of using animals and plants for medicinal purpose. It has been essential to document those knowledge of practices for future references. The paper tried to explore and document those knowledge and practices by the Kisan community of Mechinagar 9 and 11 of Jhapa, Nepal. For this purpose, the data were collected through interviews with key informants including conjurer (Dhami/Jhakri), elders of the society and also focal group discussions with the local people. Analysis of the data has shown that 29 animal species belonging to 24 families are used to treat 29 ailments and 57 plant species belonging to 37 families are used for treating 39 different ailments. The commonly treated ailments were common cold, cuts, wounds, diarrhoea, dysentery, etc.

scholarly journals SACRALISATION AND THE COLONIAL-INDIGENOUS ENCOUNTER IN SOUTHERN AFRICAN CHRISTIAN HISTORY: THE MEMORY AND LEGACY OF JOHANNES DU PLESSIS AS CASE STUDY

2015 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Retief Muller
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Dutch Reformed ◽  
Reformed Theology ◽  
Early Twentieth Century ◽  
Biblical Scholar ◽  
Christian History

The role of the Dutch Reformed Church’s mission policies in the development of apartheid ideology has in recent times come under increased scrutiny. In terms of the formulation of missionary theory within the DRC, the controversial figure of Johannes du Plessis played a significant role in the early twentieth century. In addition to his work as a mission theorist, Du Plessis was a biblical scholar at Stellenbosch University who was found guilty of heresy by his church body, despite having much support from the rank and file membership. This article asks questions regarding the ways in which his memory and legacy are often evaluated from the twin, yet opposing perspectives of sacralisation and vilification. It also considers the wider intellectual influences on Du Plessis such as the missiology of the German theologian, Gustav Warneck. Du Plessis’s missionary theory helped to lay the groundwork for the later development of apartheid ideology, but perhaps in spite of himself, he also introduced a subverting discourse into Dutch Reformed theology. Some of the incidental consequences of this discourse, particularly in relation to the emerging theme of indigenous knowledge, are furthermore assessed here.

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