"How We Know": Kwara'ae Rural Villagers Doing Indigenous Epistemology
"How We Know": Kwara'ae Rural Villagers Doing Indigenous Epistemology
Date
2001
Authors
Gegeo, David Welchman
Watson-Gegeo, Karen Ann
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University of Hawai'i Press
Center for Pacific Islands Studies
Center for Pacific Islands Studies
Abstract
We examine Kwara‘ae (Solomon Islands) indigenous epistemology and indigenous
critical praxis, including sources of knowledge and strategies for validating
and critiquing evidence and knowledge construction. To illustrate indigenous
epistemology in action, we focus on the Kwara‘ae Genealogy Project, a research
effort by rural villagers aimed at creating an indigenous written account of Kwara‘
ae culture. In recording, (re)constructing, and writing Kwara‘ae culture, project
members are not only doing indigenous epistemology, but also reflecting on
and critiquing their own indigenous strategies for knowledge creation. We hope
that the work illustrated here will inspire other Native Pacific Islander scholars
to carry out research on their native or indigenous epistemologies.
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Keywords
indigenous epistemology,
indigenous critical praxis,
Kwara‘ae,
Solomon Islands,
villagers conducting research
Citation
Gegeo, D. W., and K. A. Watson-Gegeo. 2001. "How We Know": Kwara'ae Rural Villagers Doing Indigenous Epistemology. The Contemporary Pacific 13 (1): 55-88.
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