The purpose of the study was to describe how the best interest of the child is realized in the context of customary law of guddifachaa. The study findings revealed that guddifachaa is a customary adoption, whereupon the best interests of the child were entertained.

The objective of the study was to assess existing practices of acquiring and sharing indigenous knowledge (IK) related to wild mushroom species among local communities and examine how local communities harvested, processed, preserved and marketed wild mushroom species using existing IK related to such activities.

This study was mainly conducted to study and to document the intangible cultural heritages of the Oromo in the Jidda district of North Shewa Zone. The study result revealed that Oromo society is rich in intangible cultural heritages, namely, oral traditions, performed arts, social practice, global and natural knowledge and traditional crafts that contribute in shaping and reflection of Oromo identity.

This article aims at analyzing the situation of women’s rights enshrined in the indigenous Gada system of the Guji Oromo of Southern Ethiopia. The paper recommends that the women’s right enshrined in the Guji Oromo Gada system is viable and needs to be recognized and encouraged.

This paper uses environmental ethics to identify the role of indigenous ethical values for the protection of the environment in Ethiopia. Currently attempts are made to find sustainable ways of relating to the environment. The paper as such demonstrates the vitality of such ethical values in comparison with modern ethical systems that are narrowly focused on the instrumental control over the environment.

This peer reviewed Journal was created in response to community requests for information about research that has been conducted among their people. In addition, articles may be summaries of research that have already been published so we can share what has been completed with the communities.

This article study the initiative of the Cultural and Health Tribal institutional review boards (IRBs) for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) in reviewing academic research among the Tribe.

The main objective of Indigenous Knowledge is to provide an intellectual platform for national and international researchers to discuss their most recent findings related to different types of indigenous knowledge. By doing so, the journal hopes to improve the status of the field in Iran and in the world and to find solutions to theoretical and practical problems the profession is faced with.

The Journal honours all Indigenous ways of knowing, whether they flow from Turtle Island or other homelands, and presents scholarly research that is clearly informed by these ways of knowing. The Journal offers a forum for dialogue and knowledge translation between academia, Indigenous communities and broader society.

The study aimed to identify the indigenous knowledge of camel husbandry in the territory of Kalkuyee nomads in Masileh plain of Qom province, who have a long history of camel husbandry in this region.