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Indigenous Science and Technology Insights

The document discusses the concepts of indigenous science and technology, highlighting their significance in understanding cultural practices and environmental interactions among indigenous peoples. It outlines various examples of indigenous knowledge and practices in the Philippines, such as weather prediction, food preservation, and traditional medicine. Additionally, it emphasizes the contributions of Filipino scientists and the importance of indigenous technologies in modern society.

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Topics covered

  • Weather Prediction,
  • Indigenous Technology,
  • Investigative Documentaries,
  • Cultural Practices,
  • Traditional Practices,
  • Technological Knowledge,
  • Filipino Scientists,
  • Cultural Resilience,
  • Animal Behavior,
  • Community Knowledge
46 views21 pages

Indigenous Science and Technology Insights

The document discusses the concepts of indigenous science and technology, highlighting their significance in understanding cultural practices and environmental interactions among indigenous peoples. It outlines various examples of indigenous knowledge and practices in the Philippines, such as weather prediction, food preservation, and traditional medicine. Additionally, it emphasizes the contributions of Filipino scientists and the importance of indigenous technologies in modern society.

Uploaded by

Reese Zhantal Benito
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

Topics covered

  • Weather Prediction,
  • Indigenous Technology,
  • Investigative Documentaries,
  • Cultural Practices,
  • Traditional Practices,
  • Technological Knowledge,
  • Filipino Scientists,
  • Cultural Resilience,
  • Animal Behavior,
  • Community Knowledge

Selected

Indigenous Science
and Technology
Learning Outcomes
• Compare indigenous science
with indigenous technology.
• Name some Philippine
indigenous science and
indigenous technology.
• Appreciate the important
contributions of some ethnic
groups and Filipino Scientists
in the modern world.
1. What it means to be indigenous?
2. What is the role of indigenous in the development of science
and Technology?
3. How do society and culture influence the development of
science Technology?
The term
“indigenous” refers to the
notion of a place-based
human ethnic culture
that has not migrated
from its homeland and is
not a settler or colonial
population. To be
indigenous, is therefore
by definition different
from being of a world
culture.
Indigenous peoples are
inheritors and practitioners of
unique cultures and ways of
relating to people and the
environment.
They have retained social,
cultural, economic and
political characteristics that
are distinct from those of the
dominant societies in which
they live.
INDIGENOU
S
KNOWLEDG
E SYSTEM
Indigenous Science
• Is a product of indigenous
knowledge made by people through
life experiences.
• Indigenous knowledge may signify
traditional and non-scientific
knowledge because it include
superstitious beliefs and practices
which may be product of
imagination.
• Indigenous Science covers wide
scope of areas including
metaphysics, philosophy and
practical technologies (Snively &
Corsiglia, 2000; Pawilen, 2013)
Indigenous knowledge
observed of some
selected ethnic groups.

Prediction of Weather
1. Ibalois (Benguet) “kiling”
2. Itogon farmers
Indigenous knowledge
Igorots (Etag or inasin)
Food preservation
“Etag or Bontoc Smoked ham”
Indigenous knowledge Banaue Rice
Farming Practices in Northern Terraces
Philippines
Southern Philippines
(Samar)
1. Prediction of weather
(Observing celestial bodies)
Full moon
Yellowish color of the
moon
Cloud shapes in
different forms
The night sky is black
due to eclipse
Southern Philippines
(Samar)
1. Prediction of weather
(Observing Insects and Animals)
Kasili (eel)
Ngiya-ngiya or crickets
Loud croaking of frogs
Raga daga (plenty of moth)
Talabong (birds) and
Balinsasayaw
Ants are crawling
Southern Philippines
2. Farming Practices
A. Swidden farming (shifting
cultivation or kaingin)
B. Subanon (Zamboanga Peninsula-
Zamboanga del Sur and Misamis
Occidental Mindanao.
Pendupi or southwest monsoon
(June to September)
Miyan northeast monsoon
(December to January)
Pemeres or Dry Season(March to
April)
3. Medicine in the Southern
Philippines
Herbalists“Albularyo”
• Hilot
• Tuob
4. Weaving
• Yakan
• T’boli
• Maranao
Examples of Indigenous Science

Knowledge in observing
animal behavior
Use of herbal medicines
Making wines and juices
from fruits
Building irrigation
system
Examples of Indigenous Science

Preserving of
foods
Classifying plants
and animals into
families
Classifying soil for
planting
Selecting good
seeds for planting
Philippine Indigenous Technologies
Indigenous technology refers to
the technological knowledge, skills,
and resources transmitted or handed
down from the past indigenous people
to the present ones to meet their
needs and wants by means of
investigating, designing, developing,
and evaluating products, processes,
and systems.

Investigative Documentaries: Indigenous Communities


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1. Yoyo (Pedro Flores)
2. Medical incubator (Dr. Fe Del Mundo)
3. Erythromycin (Dr. Abelardo Aguilar)
4. “Patis” fish sauce (Ruperta David)
5. Banana Catsup (Maria Orosa Ylagan)
Philippine 6. 16-bit microchip (Diosdado Banatao)
Indigenous 7. Anticancer cream & Mole remover
(Rolando Dela Cruz)
Technologies
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Summary INDIGENOUS
TECHNOLOGIES
Uses Science Process
Skills (investigating,
observing, inferring, etc.)
Indigenous
Science/
Process or
technological
Products
Guided by Composed knowledge
community and skills
INDIGENOUS of traditional
culture and SCIENCE knowledge
values and beliefs

It helped the people in


understanding the natural
environment and in coping with
everyday life.

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