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What is African Indigenous Knowledge (AIK)

Handbook of Research on Theoretical Perspectives on Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Developing Countries
This concept refers to epistemologies discovered and owned by local Africans whose fore-parents are originating from the African continent and was practiced prior to the colonization or religionization of the mother continent.
Published in Chapter:
Learning and Asserting an African Indigenous Health Research Framework
Abel Jacobus Pienaar (North-West University, South Africa)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0833-5.ch004
Abstract
The researcher locates the research into the context of the current situation of African Indigenous Health Knowledge Systems enquiry. The study interrogates the use of research frameworks and paradigms that are based on western standards. This research is carried out against the backdrop of past injustices caused by colonization and the western-based education system. However, in this research, the heritage of the African Indigenous Health System that stood the test of time is emphasized. It is noteworthy to mention that the intention of this research is not to negate western research paradigms and methodologies, but to assert an African indigenous health research framework. The researcher makes use of African Indigenous research methodology to collect and analyze the data. Findings are based on the worldview, epistemology and practice in an African indigenous community, hence a framework for African Indigenous Health Knowledge Research is proposed accordingly, which also applies to general African indigenous research.
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