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Title:The Basotho Cultural Village: cultural tourism enterprise or custodian of indigenous knowledge systems?
Author:Mearns, Martie A.ISNI
Year:2007
Periodical:Indilinga: African Journal of Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Volume:6
Issue:1
Pages:37-50
Language:English
Geographic term:South Africa
Subjects:African culture
indigenous knowledge
tourism
Abstract:This study investigates the extent to which the Basotho Cultural Village - situated between the towns of Clarens and Phuthaditjhaba in the Free State Province, South Africa - manages to conserve indigenous knowledge systems. The research was conducted making use of a knowledge audit in order to identify knowledge asset creators, owners, distributors and users. Structured interviews were administered to employees as well as to visitors of the Basotho Cultural Village. The investigation was inspired by the need to establish whether cultural villages can act as custodians of indigenous knowledge systems. The results show that although, at present, the extent to which indigenous knowledge systems are conserved at cultural villages is fairly poor, the potential exists to develop cultural villages into custodians of indigenous knowledge systems. Recommendations have been provided to improve the extent to which indigenous knowledge systems can be transferred and conserved at cultural villages. The theoretical approach used during the study could be applied to other cultural villages in South Africa. Bibliogr., sum. [Journal abstract]
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