Indigenous Methodologies, Research and Practices for Sustainable Development

✍ Scribed by Marcellus F. Mbah, Walter Leal Filho, Sandra Ajaps

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2022
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 446
• Series: World Sustainability Series
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book states that whilst academic research has long been grounded on the idea of western or scientific epistemologies, this often does not capture the uniqueness of Indigenous contexts, and particularly as it relates to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs were announced in 2015, accompanied by 17 goals and 169 targets. These goals are the means through which Agenda 2030 for sustainable development is to be pursued and realised over the next 15 years, and the contributions of Indigenous peoples are essential to achieving these goals.
Indigenous peoples can be found in practically every region of the world, living on ancestral homelands in major cities, rainforests, mountain regions, desert plains, the arctic, and small Pacific Islands. Their languages, knowledges, and values are rooted in the landscapes and natural resources within their territories.

However, many Indigenous peoples are now minorities within their homelands and globally, and there is a dearth of research based on Indigenous epistemologies and methodologies. Furthermore, academic research on Indigenous peoples is typically based on western lenses. Thus, the paucity of Indigenous methodologies within mainstream research discourses present challenges for implementing practical research designs and interpretations that can address epistemological distinctiveness within Indigenous communities.

There is therefore the need to articulate, as well as bring to the nexus of research aimed at fostering sustainable development, a decolonising perspective in research design and practice.

This is what this book wants to achieve. The contributions critically reflect on Indigenous approaches to research design and implementation, towards achieving the sustainable development goals, as well as the associated challenges and opportunities. The contributions also advanced knowledge, theory, and practice of Indigenous methodologies for sustainable development.

✦ Table of Contents

Preface
Contents
Methodological and Theoretical Considerations
Unpacking Key Terms: Sustainable Development, Indigenous Knowledges, Methodology
1 Introduction
2 The Concept ‘Sustainable Development’
2.1 An Evolving Definition of ‘SD’
2.2 UN’s Orchestration of SD
3 The Concept ‘Indigenous Knowledge’
4 The Concept ‘Methodology’
4.1 Shortcomings of Westerns Methodological Approaches on IK Research
4.2 An Indigenous Research Paradigm Informed by Decoloniality
4.3 Examples of Indigenous Methodologies
5 Conclusion
References
Decolonisation of Research Methodologies for Sustainable Development in Indigenous Settings
1 Introduction
1.1 Indigenous Methodologies
1.2 The Case of Indigenous Methodologies for Sustainable Development
2 Theoretical Underpinning
3 Methods
3.1 Study Design
3.2 Procedure and Search Terms
3.3 Inclusion Criteria
4 Results
4.1 Culturally Adapted Western Methods
4.2 Indigenous Methodologies
5 Discussion
6 Conclusion
References
On the Impossibility of Instrumentalising Indigenous Methodologies for the Sustainable Development Agenda
1 Introduction
2 Concepts and Theoretical Perspectives
3 An Unsustainable Continuation of a Modernist Enlightenment Project
4 Ubuntu Research Methodologies: How We Research is Inseparable from What We Research
5 Approaching Agendas for Planetary Survival Through Integrating Indigenous Ways of Knowing at the Conceptual Level
References
Deconstructing Community-Based Research for Sustainable Development: The Role of Indigenous Knowledge Holders
1 Introduction
2 Deconstructing Community-Based Research
3 Indigenising Community-Based Research
4 Reclaiming CBR for Sustainable Development: The Role of Indigenous Knowledge Holders
5 Challenges and Prospects for Indigenising CBR
6 Conclusion
References
The Iloco Ammu as Indigenous Research Ontology, Epistemology, and Methodology
1 Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
1.2 Objective of the Study
1.3 Significance of the Study
2 Literature Review
2.1 The Indigenous in Research
2.2 The Indigenous in Policy
2.3 The Indigenous in Pedagogy/Pedagogies
3 Methodology
4 Results and Discussion
4.1 Ammu as Indigenous Research Ontology
4.2 Ammu as Indigenous Constructivist Epistemology
4.3 Ammu as Indigenous Methodology
5 Conclusion
References
South Pacific Post-Colonial Indigenous Praxis for Resilient Sustainable Community Development
1 Introduction
2 Indigenous South Pacific Praxis
2.1 Sustainable Development and Social Ecological Systems (SES)
2.2 The Unity of the Material Reality
2.3 Unity of Noetic Reality
2.4 Sovereignty and Leadership
3 Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) for Sustainable Development
4 Ecological Engineering
5 Ecological Economics
6 Conclusion
References
Tribal Collaborations and Indigenous Representation in Higher Education: Challenges, Successes, and Suggestions for Attaining the SDGs
1 Introduction
2 Research Objective and Conceptual Framework
3 Research Methodology
3.1 Research Focus: Centering the Voices of Indigenous People
3.2 Research Setting: Indigenous Maryland
3.3 Research Participants
3.4 Data Collection and Analysis
4 Research Results and Discussion
4.1 Impacts of Colonization and Colonial Paradigms on Indigenous Communities Must Be Acknowledged and Deconstructed
4.2 Indigenous Perspectives Are Critical to Meeting the SDGs
4.3 Barriers to Successful Indigenous/IHE Collaborations
4.4 Promising Practices that Support Successful Indigenous/IHE Collaborations to Attain the SDGs
5 Conclusion
References
Rethinking the Design and Implementation of Sustainable Development Under the Prism of Indigenous Knowledge in Africa
1 Introduction
2 Research Methods
3 Results and Discussions
4 Conclusion
References
Indigenous Knowledge and Community Development in Africa: A Framework to Explore the Approaches, Philosophies and Practices in Ghana
1 Introduction
2 The Dilemma of Indigenous Knowledge and Development
3 Contextualizing the Indigenous Knowledge in Sustainable Development
4 Design and Methodology
4.1 Case Study Country and Districts
4.2 Data Collection Tools
4.3 Sampling Process
4.4 Data Analysis Approach
5 Findings and Discussion
5.1 Community-Based Development and Indigenous Relational Philosophies
5.2 Indigenous Governance Systems and Social Patterns
5.3 Indigenous People and Relational Knowledge Path
5.4 Consensus Building and Communal Action
5.5 Indigenous Relational Stakeholders
5.6 Talking Circles, Community Spirit and Inclusiveness
6 Conclusion, Limitations and Recommendations
6.1 Limitations
6.2 Recommendations
References
Sustainable Development and Fight Against Poverty and Marginalization of Mexican Indigenous Peoples
1 Introduction
2 Panorama of the Indigenous Population in Latin America and Mexico
3 Methods
4 Results
4.1 Strategies and Policies that Seek to Guarantee the Development and Well-Being of Mexico’s Indigenous People
4.2 The Indigenous Population in Mexico: Progress and Persistent Gaps in Sustainable Development
5 Discussion
6 Conclusions
7 Future Prospects
References
Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Methods Against Ignorance: Two Case Studies of Amakhuwa in Mozambique and Aymaras in Bolivia
1 Introduction
2 Conceptual Issues
3 Institutions, IKS and Agency and Participation of Local Actors
4 The “Suma Qamaña” (Buen Vivir or Living-Well in Aymara)
5 The Amakhuwa Case
6 Discussion
7 Conclusions
References
Case Studies and Initiatives That Illustrate the Interplay Between Indigenous Knowledge and Different Contexts That Underpin Sustainable Development
Integration of Indigenous Knowledge as Part of a One Health Research Toolkit to End Hunger and Improve Nutrition
1 Introduction
2 Interventions Targeting Hunger Alleviation and Improved Nutrition
3 Cultural Heritage: Skillset Composition, Application, and Conservation
3.1 Domains of ICH
3.2 ICH That has Direct Links to Averting Hunger and Poverty Reduction
4 The Role of Research Institutions: IK and the Concept of Community of Practice
4.1 Raising Awareness of IK and Integrating It in Education and Research
4.2 Documenting IK and Establishing Its Value
4.3 Capacity Building of the Creators and Promoters of IK
4.4 Creation of Partnerships That Work
5 The Sustainable Development Goals and Their Interconnectivity
6 Neglected Tropical Diseases as Threats to the Attainment of SDGs
7 Applications of IK to End Hunger and Improve Nutrition and Sanitation
7.1 Construction of Pig Kraals, Bathrooms, Pit Latrines, and Other Associated Structures
7.2 The Use of Wood Ash as a Detergent and as a Fly Repellant
7.3 Herd Immunity and Other Health Practices
8 One Health Research Strategies
9 Indigenous Knowledge Strategies
10 Potential Roles of Integrating IK
11 Limitations of IK
12 Understanding IK Differential Impact on Hunger
13 Conclusions
References
Public Health Education in Africa: The Case of Epistemic (in) Justice and Indigenous Health Systems
1 Introduction
2 Public Health and Epistemic Injustice
3 Methodology
4 Findings and Discussions
4.1 Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Africa’s Public Health
5 Indigenous Knowledge System and Public Health Education in Africa
6 Integrating African Indigenous Knowledge into Modern Healthcare Educational Systems in Africa
7 Recommendations and Conclusion
References
Use of Traditional Medicine in Indigenous Communities from Mexico: A Practice for Sustainable Development
1 Introduction
2 Methodology
3 Results and Discussion
3.1 Description of Study Population
3.2 Main Conditions and Forms of Treatment in Oaxaca's Indigenous Communities
4 Allopathic Diseases
4.1 Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
5 Respiratory Tract Infection
6 Cultural Affiliation Syndromes
7 Country Regulations of Traditional Medicine
7.1 Study Limitations
8 Conclusion
References
Breaking the Barriers of Health Problems and Political Dislocations Through Theatre for Development (TfD) Approaches: The Ulunya-Ovoko Example
1 Introduction
2 The Sustainable Development Goals and Interventionist Theatre
3 Theatre for Development and Social Change
4 Theatre for Development Methodology
5 The Ulunya-Ovoko TfD Research Project
6 Conclusion
References
Towards an Integrated Approach to Climate Change Education in Tanzania: The Role of Indigenous Knowledge Systems
1 Introduction
1.1 Climate Change in Tanzania
1.2 Climate Change Education in Tanzania
1.3 Indigenous Knowledge (IK) and CCE in Tanzania
1.4 Theoretical Framework
2 Methodology
2.1 Data Sources—Secondary Sources
2.2 Data Analysis—Contextual Analysis
2.3 Limitations
3 Results and Discussion
4 Conclusion
5 Recommendations
References
Indigenous Peoples’ Views on Climate Change and Their Experiences, Coping and Adaptation Strategies in South Asia: A Review
1 Introduction
2 Methodology
3 Results and Discussion
3.1 Indigenous People’s Perception of Climate Change: Understandings and Experiences
3.2 Indigenous Ways of Forecasting Climatic Risks
3.3 Local Level Problems and Policy Priorities for Climate Change Adaptation
3.4 Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Change Coping/Adaptation: Examples of Selected Countries
3.5 Integrating Indigenous Knowledge into Scientific Knowledge of Climate Change Adaptation/Mitigation Policies
4 Conclusions and Recommendations
References
The Forest as a Cropscape: The Cultivated Legacy of the Ancient Maya
1 Introduction: What is a Cropscape?
2 Background: Ancient Mesoamerica and the Maya
3 The Cropscape of the Maya Forest
4 Crop Stocks of the Maya Forest
5 Distribution of Forest Cropscapes
6 Reflecting on the Value of Cropscapes
7 Sustainable Cropscapes in Review
Bibliography
The Application of Indigenous Knowledge for Disaster Risk Management and Sustainable Development: Insights from Developing Countries
1 Introduction
2 Conceptualising Indigenous Knowledge
3 Disaster Risk Management (DRM)
4 Global Recognition of the Linkages Between Indigenous Knowledge (IK), Disaster Risk Management (DRM) and Sustainable Development
5 Viewing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Through the Lens of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) and Indigenous Knowledge (IK)
6 Application of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) to Disaster Risk Management (DRM) for Sustainable Development: Examples/Cases from Developing Countries
7 Integration of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) into Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Measures to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goalss (SDGs)
8 Discussion: Critical Analysis of the Application of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) to Disaster Risk Management (DRM)
9 Conclusion
References
Nexus of Khawa Dune Challenge and Cultural Festival and Local People’s Livelihoods in a Dryland Ecosystem of Botswana
1 Introduction
1.1 Context of the Study
2 Literature Review
2.1 Community Based Natural Resource Management and Participation of Local People
2.2 Local Knowledge and Natural Resources Management
3 Methodology
3.1 Theoretical Framework
3.2 Data Analysis
4 Results
4.1 “Good Thing About the Cultural Event”
4.2 “Too Much Littering”
4.3 “Nothing About the Sharing of Ideas:” Community Involvement and Participation
4.4 “We Don’t Participate as Women”
5 Discussion
6 Conclusion and Recommendations
References
Building Bridges Between Indigenous Peoples and Geotourism Activity: The Case of the Raposa Ethnoregion in Roraima, Brazil
1 Introduction
2 Methodology
2.1 Study Area
2.2 Research Methodology
3 Results and Discussion
3.1 The Macuxi
3.2 The Yanomami
3.3 Initiatives in Favour of Tourism in the Macuxi and Yanomami
3.4 Study Limitations
4 Conclusions
References
Mitigating Gender-Based Violence Through the Economic Empowerment of Women: A Case Study of the Teso Sub-Region in Uganda
1 Introduction
2 Background
2.1 Intersectionality
2.2 The Study Site
3 Indigenous Knowledge
4 Methodology
5 Ethical Considerations
6 Results
6.1 Perceptions and Understanding of Gender-Based Violence
6.2 The Impact of Economic Projects on Gender-Based Violence
7 Discussion
7.1 Definitions and Determinants of GBV
7.2 The Impact of Economic Projects
8 Conclusion
9 Limitations
References
Interface of Tourism, Basket Weaving and Indigenous Knowledge in the Okavango Delta Panhandle of Botswana
1 Introduction
1.1 Context of the Study
2 Literature Review
2.1 Basket Weaving in History
2.2 Basket Weaving in Sub-Saharan Africa Region
3 Methodology
3.1 Theoretical Approach
3.2 Data Analysis
4 Results
4.1 Livelihood Sustenance and Culture Revival Through Basket Weaving
4.2 “When Tourism Develops, It Encourages Basket Weaves Because Tourists Appreciate the Way We Hold onto Culture”
4.3 Reliance on Cultural Materials
4.4 “Basket Patterns Has Changed a Lot”
4.5 Processes of Basket Weaving
5 Discussion
6 Conclusion
7 Limitations of the Study
References
Participatory Action Research: Challenges and Opportunities of Undertaking Indigenous Approach in Examining School Leadership in a Conflict-Affected Zone
1 Introduction and the Concept
2 Theoretical Framework
2.1 Individual Attributes
2.2 Competencies
2.3 Leadership Outcome
2.4 Career Experience
2.5 Environmental Factors
2.6 Hofstede’s Cultural Theory
3 Methodology and Methods
3.1 Processes
3.2 Headteachers Profiles
3.3 Results
3.4 Headteachers’ Role in the Research
4 Ethical Consideration
5 Discussion
6 Concluding Remarks
6.1 Limitations of the Study
6.2 Further Study
References
Transdisciplinary Research for the Sustainability of Indigenous Amate (Amatl) Paper in Mexico
1 Introduction
2 Amate Paper from Bark
3 Amate Paper Production
4 Socioeconomic Importance of Amate Paper
5 Sustainability of Amate Paper
6 Tree Free Amate Paper
7 Handmade Paper from Agro-Industrial Waste
8 Banana and Waste Production
9 Banana Wastes Properties
10 Production of Tree Free Amate Paper from Pseudo-Stem Banana Fiber
11 Manufacturing Process of Amate Paper from Banana Pseudo Stem
12 Conclusions
References