The Re-implementation of Indigenous Knowledge in Participatory Education
Spokespeople: Zeng Yiqun (CBIK), Chen Feng (Tibetan, Nixi Village School Principal), Ouyang Guang (Tibetan, Tangdui Elementary School Principal), He Hong (Naxi)
Organizations: CBIK, YASS, BAMA Mountain Culture Research Institute
E-mails: zengyiqun@cbik.ac.cn, azara55@yaoo.com.cn, fuquany@vip.sina.com
Web: www.cbik.org, www.yass.sky, www.bamamount.org
Donor: The Ford Foundation Beijing Office
 Indigenous knowledge is an important component of world cultural diversity. Because it is rooted in its native environment, it is also an important reference for decision-making in environmental protection and economic development issues and therefore is a key factor in the degradation of the environment. How can traditional knowledge be kept alive in practice and how can it be deemed valuable and inspire pride?
This program attempts to use visual means (photography, drawings, VCDs, etc.) to  combine classroom education and community involvement and introduce experimental teaching methods in order to allow students learn about the traditional knowledge of their people from their community. The program also aims to explore ways of coordinating the efforts of three organizations: CBIK, YASS (Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences Lijiang Program) and the BAMA Mountain Culture Institute.
The program is implemented in three locations in Yunnan: Mensong, Xishuangbanna; Tangdui, Shangri-La; and Baisha, Lijiang.
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