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The definition of technology is "the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry." [citation needed] Examples of Indigenous technologies that were developed for specific use based on their location and culture include: clam gardens, fish weirs, and culturally modified trees (CMTs). [55]
Zizhu chuangxin (Chinese: 自主创新; pinyin: zìzhǔ chuàngxīn; lit. 'endogenous and/or indigenous innovation') is a term frequently used in China by the Chinese government, academics, and businesses to describe the Chinese technology-led economic transformation in the past decades.
Peyote – indigenous people realized the antibiotic property of peyote and used the extract to treat fevers and enhance the energy in their bodies and treatment as an anesthetic. Pineapple – indigenous people residing in what is now Brazil and the Paraná River valley of Paraguay were the first to cultivate the pineapple. From there ...
The Indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau people of Brazil use technology to fend off encroachment in the National Geographic documentary "The Territory."
Genome researchers suggest that blockchain technology can help Indigenous nations exert control over how their genomic data is used. Advances in medicine and health research often depend on ...
Adobo (meaning "marinade," "sauce" or "seasoning") is a popular dish and cooking process in Philippine cuisine. In its base form, meat, seafood, or vegetables are first browned in oil, and then marinated and simmered in vinegar, salt and/or soy sauce, and garlic. The cooking method is indigenous to the Philippines, despite its Spanish naming ...
From an indigenous perspective, misappropriation and misuse of knowledge may be offensive to traditions, and may have spiritual and physical repercussions in indigenous cosmological systems. Consequently, indigenous and local communities argue that others' use of their traditional knowledge warrants respect and sensitivity.
Indigenous Futurists critique the exclusion of Indigenous people from the contemporary world and challenge notions of what constitutes advanced technology. [2] In so doing, the movement questions the digital divide , noting that Indigenous peoples have at once been purposefully excluded from accessing media technologies and constructed as ...