Wondachew Mitiku

Local Knowledge on Communal Forest Management Practices,darimu Oromo Wondachew Mitiku

Indigenous Knowledge can be considered as cultural knowledge in its broadest sense, including all of the social, political, economic and spiritual aspects of the local way of life. Such knowledge is embedded in a dynamic system in which spirituality, kinship, local politics and other factors are tied together and influences one another. The members? of the indigenous people of Darimu District are managing forest resources in their entire social life cycle (from birth to death), for the sake of livelihood, cultural, economic and religious purposes using customary rules that emanated within their culture. The Scientific practices generally excludes the Humanistic perspective, whereas, Indigenous understanding assumes, a holistic View including language, culture, practices, spirituality, mythology, customs and even the social organization of the local communities.