ãIndigenousä Knowledge
Local, in that it is rooted in a particular community and situated within broader cultural traditions; it is a set of experiences generated by people living in those communities
Tacit knowledge and, therefore, not easily codifiable
Transmitted orally, or through imitation and demonstration. Codifying it may lead to the loss of some of its properties
Experiential rather than theoretical knowledge. Experience and trial and error
Learned through repetition, which is a defining characteristic of tradition even when new knowledge is added
Constantly changing, being produced as well as reproduced, discovered as well as lost; though it is often perceived by external observers as being somewhat static
Indigenous Knowledge For Development: A Framework For Action, Knowledge and Learning Center, Africa Region, World Bank, Washington, DC, November 4, 1998