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Lesson 4: Indigenous Science and Technology in The Philippines

The document discusses indigenous science and technology in the Philippines, highlighting its roots in the lived experiences and cultural practices of Filipinos. It emphasizes the importance of indigenous knowledge systems, which encompass traditional practices and community values, and recognizes their contributions to various fields such as agriculture, medicine, and astronomy. The document also references various scholars who have explored the relationship between science, culture, and indigenous knowledge.

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Lesson 4: Indigenous Science and Technology in The Philippines

The document discusses indigenous science and technology in the Philippines, highlighting its roots in the lived experiences and cultural practices of Filipinos. It emphasizes the importance of indigenous knowledge systems, which encompass traditional practices and community values, and recognizes their contributions to various fields such as agriculture, medicine, and astronomy. The document also references various scholars who have explored the relationship between science, culture, and indigenous knowledge.

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LESSON 4: INDIGENOUS  Ogawa, 1995 – Claimed that it is collectively

SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY IN lived in the experience by the people of a


given culture.
THE PHILIPPINES
 Cajete, 2004 – Indigenous science includes
This lesson focuses on the indigenous science and everything, from metaphysics to philosophy
technology in the Philippines. Filipinos, especially and various practical technologies.
during the early times, tried to invent tools that will  Iaccarino, 2003 – Elaborated this idea by
help them in everyday life. They also developed explaining that science is part of culture.
alternative ideas in explaining various phenomena  Johnston, 2000 – scientific attitude as
and in explaining the world around them. This identified namely;1 motivating attitudes;
system of knowledge is called Indigenous 2Cooperating attitudes; 3 practical
knowledge, which is the foundation of indigenous attitudes; 4 reflective attitudes.
science.  Kuhn, 1962 – characterized by continual
competition between a number of distinct
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE views of nature, each partially derived from,
and all roughly compatible.
Refers to the understandings, skills and  Sibisi, 2004 – Provides the basics of
philosophies developed by societies with long astronomy, pharmacology, food technology,
histories of interaction with their natural or Metallurgy.
surroundings. For rural and indigenous science.
Pawilen, (2006) developed a simple framework for
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM understanding indigenous science. Accordingly,
indigenous science is composed of traditional
Indigenous knowledge is embedded in the daily
knowledge that uses science process skills and
life experiences of young children as they grow up.
guided by community values and culture.
Their parents and other older folks served as their
first teachers and their methods of teaching are Indigenous Science
very effective in transmitting cultural knowledge in
their minds.

SOME EXAMPLES OF DIGENOUS Traditional


Science Community
KNOWLEDGE THAT ARE BEING TAUGHT Knowledge
Process Skills Culture and Value
AND PRACTICE BY INDIGENOUS PEOPLE:

 Practicing weather conditions and seasons 1. Uses science process skills such as observing,
using knowledge by observing animal’s comparing, classifying, measuring, problem solving,
behaviour and celestial bodies. inferring, communicating, and predicting.
 Using herbal medicine. 2. Guided by culture and community values such
 Preserving foods. as:
 Classifying plants and animals into families  The land is source of life.
and groups based on cultural properties.  The earth is revered as “Mother Earth”.
 Preserving and selecting good seeds for  All living and non-living things are
planting. interconnected
 Using Indigenous technology in daily lives.  Human beings are stewards or trustee of
 Building local irrigation systems. the land
 Classifying different types of soil for  Nature is a friend to human beings.
planting based on cultural properties. 3. Is composed of traditional knowledge practiced
 Producing wines and juices from tropical such as ethno-biology, ethno-medicine, indigenous
fruits; and farming methods, and folk astronomy. UNESCO’s
 Keeping the custom of growing plants and Declaration on Science and the Use of Scientific
vegetables in the yard. Knowledge (1999) recognized indigenous Science
as a historical and valuable contribution to science
INDIGENOUS SCIENCE and technology.
According to:
 Gribbin,2001 et. Al – Indigenous science is
part of the indigenous knowledge system
practiced by different groups of people and
early civilizations.
 Pawilen,2005 – Indigenous science includes
complex arrays of knowledge, expertise,
practice and representation. Also developed
diverse structure and contents through the
interplay between the society and the
environment.

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