Name: Jan Divrec L.

Caballes Course and Year: BSCE-1 ST Year

Sec: P4 Date: March 3 2023

* Discuss the concept of indigenous science.

In many Indigenous communities, efforts are underway to find sustainable and culturally
responsive community-based models that help to strengthen Indigenous communities and do not
perpetuate their long-standing social or cultural issues. Native initiatives in the US have evolved
to build infrastructures that serve a broader spectrum of the community, explore local resources
and solutions, advocate for local rather than governmental control of community development,
and evolve from the cultural and practical knowledge foundations of the communities
themselves. This essay explores strands of thought and previous writing of the author leading to
the articulation of a general framework for contemporary Indigenous community building. It
begins with the philosophy of Indigenous science, followed by the challenges of climate change,
and issues with Western models of development. These strands set a context for understanding
why learning about community is important, the importance of creating relevant community
building models, and the need for a new generation of Indigenous studies that prioritizes
sustaining healthy Indigenous communities.

*Discuss the contribution of indigenous science in the development of science & technology in
the Philippines.
Filipinos have developed a system of knowledge called indigenous knowledge, which is the
foundation of indigenous science. This knowledge includes predicting weather conditions and
seasons, using herbal medicine, preserving foods, classifying plants and animals into families
and groups, preserving and selecting good seeds for planting, using indigenous technology in
daily lives, building local irrigation systems, and classifying different types of soil for planting
based on cultural properties. Their parents and other older folks served as their first teachers and
their methods of teaching are effective in transmitting cultural knowledge in their minds. The
indigenous people of the Americas have a deep connection to their culture and environment,
which is evident in their stories, poems and songs. Examples of indigenous knowledge include
predicting weather conditions, using herbal medicine, preserving foods, classifying plants and
animals, using indigenous technology, building local irrigation systems, classifying different
types of soil, producing wines and juices from tropical fruits, and keeping the custom of growing
plants and vegetables in the yard.