IK: Other Ways of Knowing (Journal)
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A Review of Rethinking Mexican Indigenismo: The INI\u27s Coordinating Center in Highland Chiapas and the Fate of a Utopian Project
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A Review of We Are Dancing for You: Native Feminisms and the Revitalization of Women\u27s Coming-of-Age Ceremonies
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Commercialization and Marketing of Women\u27s Indigenous Knowledge Products: A Case Study of Maasai Body Ornamental Products in Arusha, Tanzania
Get PDFThis study casts light on constraints and potentials of Maasai indigenousknowledge and body ornament production skills. Synergy between indigenousand Western knowledge is appreciated in literature. Study findings show thatMaasai women produce indigenous body ornamental products with amplebusiness opportunities. However, there have been little commercialization andmarketing initiatives for these products. Marketing information is limited andpenetration into the market is shallow. Regression results reveal that a domesticmarket is important for generating income for Maasai women. Nonetheless,switching to export/tourist markets has a high potential for additional earnings.Productivity, market participation, income, and employment are undermined bylow education levels and specialization in production, inter alia
Knowing of Indigenous Ways: Fieldwork Dispatches from Atitlán, Guatemala
Get PDFCoupled with the aesthetic beauty of its highland volcanic landscape, the modern indigenous culture of ancient Mayan descendants is a primary factor in bringing over 300,000 international and domestic visitors to the Lake Atitlán, Guatemala region each year. In this field report, I share the evolution of my ethnographic research process within one of these indigenous groups, the Tz\u27utujil residents of Santiago Atitlán, as they navigate the development and ongoing production of tourism in their town. I provide a vignette of a tourist\u27s typical morning in Atitlán, convey the methods by which my ethnographic insights were derived, and reflect on these fundamental field experiences as they influence my research ethic as a burgeoning scientist.
Indigenous Beverage Production and Economic Empowerment of Rural Women in Rwanda
Get PDFAcross sub-Saharan Africa, indigenous non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages are produced from locally available materials such as cereals, fresh milk, fruits, and vegetables. Women are usually the custodians of the indigenous technology needed to produce indigenous beverages. If properly harnessed, indigenous beverage production can grant rural women the economic power needed to enable them to realize their potential. This paper examines four beverages in Rwanda produced with the use of indigenous technology. The study looks at how the indigenous technology-based production of beverages created from banana and sorghum contributes to increased income and enhanced access for rural women. It also explores trends, challenges, and opportunities in improving the economic situation of rural women who are engaged in such business in Rwanda. The aim is to determine the contribution of this sector to the economic empowerment of rural women and how existing institutions and practices impede or create conditions for further advancement
Indigenous Vegetable Production and the Economic Empowerment of Rural Women in Africa: Reality, Prospects, and Challenges in Rwanda
Get PDFIn many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, indigenous vegetables have added important nutritional value to the diets of locals for hundreds of years. Women, who are traditionally in charge of family nutrition, have been more involved in cultivating or collecting indigenous vegetables. Studies on indigenous vegetables have pointed to the vegetables\u27 higher levels of micronutrients. These nutrients are greater than their modern or exotic counterparts, which are now more regularly consumed across the region. However, in more recent times, there has been a noticeable reduction in the cultivation and consumption of indigenous vegetables across sub-Saharan Africa. In some communities, cultivation and consumption of indigenous vegetables have been relegated to the rural areas and have become the concern of older, rural women. This study explores the role of rural women in the production of indigenous vegetables in Rwanda, especially in view of the preponderance and consumer preference for modern vegetables in the country\u27s recent history. Further, the study probes into the nutritional and economic importance of indigenous vegetables in Rwanda, with emphasis on how rural women stand to expand their earning power through scaling up their production capacity.
