Abstract
In this chapter, I will argue that a lack of respect for indigenous knowledge has more to do with a narrow, positivist view of science and technology than with the true value of this type of knowledge. The inclusion of indigenous knowledge in technology education can help us come to a richer idea about the nature of science and technology. Indigenous knowledge in that respect is very similar to the knowledge in engineering sciences. That branch of science, however, has been generally accepted as valid knowledge. Given the analogies between indigenous knowledge and engineering (science) knowledge, there is no reason to deny that the first can have the same status as the latter.
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