Life and value of indigenous knowledge

That there is another way of living a life of fulfilment, well-being, communality and in harmony with the whole creation, with the consciousness of environmental awareness.
A tale of many perspectives of the experienced reality and unique forms of the construction and production of knowledge; the story of the life of Mama Grace Masuku. A South African environmentalist and traditional herbalist.
The story of Mama Grace Meiki Masuku is a demonstratable justification of the authenticity of other ways of life providence that has given to so many people and the Bakgatla-Ba-Kgafela; her people, are not the least of those.
Mama Masuku relates how the African Indigenous knowledge, has been subjugated and vilified for at least four centuries and severely corroded by the encounter with western colonial forces.

"Humanity has much to lament for the loss of so much wealth of cultural conservation of wisdom, nevertheless, a remnant of that knowledge has survived the turmoil of life."
The story further accounts for the history of the Bakgatla-ba-kgafela: they are one of South African tribes who fought against the dominance of the Anglo-Saxons since their arrival in the Tswana region.

The disadvantage of Ancient history and that of indigenous knowledge is the scarsity of written and documented material that can be a point of reference for the future generations. This brings up a very important practice in Genealogy>the study of family history and the descent of individuals. Genealogical developments can assist in translating sacred information passed on from generation to generation and hence becoming a vital act in the production of knowledge.

In Ethiopia the earliest written records date from the 4th century AD. The "traditional book" of the Ethiopians, the Kebra Nagast (the glory of the kings), was probably composed in the 14th century on the basis of much earlier traditions.
In the modern times indigenous is downplayed as being irrelevant however this is most further from the truth. Indigenous is the key ingredient in tourism and most relevant when it comes to acts of humanity. As we move closer to the month that opens the subject of humanitarian:
In October>> World Animal Day; World Habitat Day, World Food Day & International Day for the eradication of poverty

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Whether you are Chinese, Lebanese or Indian there are those ancestors that paved the way for today's existence and in most instance the most sustainable practices lie in the indigenous realm.