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How do hunter-gatherers learn? The transmission of indigenous knowledge among the Agta of the Philippines
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- The Agta of the Philippines depend on extensive knowledge of their naturalenvironment for their livelihoods. However, little is known about the transmissionof this indigenous ecological knowledge. This paper examines the transmission ofknowledge on hunting, fishing and gathering among the Agta in San Mariano, IsabelaProvince. We used observation, interviewing and knowledge tests as methods ofinquiry. Our results show that knowledge transmission happens on-site, is genderspecificand that pathways of knowledge transmission differ per livelihood activity.Learning among the Agta takes place stepwise but less systematically than suggestedby earlier research on knowledge transmission among hunter-gatherers. We found thatobservation, imitation and individual experimentation are important modes of learningin all livelihood activities. Contemporary environmental and social change, particularlydeforestation and formal education, have far-reaching implications for knowledgetransmission and identity in Agta society.
- Subjects :
- Archeology
education
Interview
traditional ecological knowledge
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Social change
Identity (social science)
Livelihood
foragers
Indigenous
Geography
Deforestation
Anthropology
Traditional knowledge
Imitation
Socioeconomics
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....60d759d01ea65d7c3c34f5518f948163