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This reevaluation is a recognition of the reality that knowledge systems are not static so much as they are dynamic, not only a reaction to the shortcomings of Western development paradigms. Indigenous African knowledge develops over time in response to the changing needs and challenges of the communities that sustain it; it is not fixed in time.
Iron-working was not exclusive to the Nok culture; rather, it was a habit shared all throughout Africa. For example, the Kingdom of Kush developed its own iron-smelting techniques that made it possible to create highly durable agricultural tools and weapons with great lifetime span. Though they were major contributors to the military and economic success of African kingdoms, colonial researchers sometimes dismissed these successes as “primitive” or “unsophisticated.
African ancestral knowledge becomes even more relevant as we advance into the twenty-first century. Indigenous practices provide important ideas on how people could coexist peacefully with their surroundings in a society more and more preoccupied with sustainability and environmental protection.
In addition to the problem of intellectual property, there is also the problem of valid scientific research. Even if it is grounded on empirical observation and testing in the real world, the knowledge that is passed down through generations frequently does not conform to the formalized norms of contemporary scientific investigation. Oral traditions are the most typical means by which traditional knowledge is conveyed from generation to generation.
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