This chapter presents challenges and opportunities in the protection and preservation of indigenous knowledge (IK) in Africa. Specific examples have been taken from the Maasai pastoralists and the Sambaa and Zigua traditional medicine men of North-eastern Tanzania. The chapter argues that there is a threat of IK extinction due to […]
2007 • Africa • challenges • culture | preservation • indigenous / traditional knowledge • Maasai • Sambaa • Tanzania • Zigua