Documenting indigenous knowlege by indigenous women

This document was developed based on the actual experiences of two “women storytelling” clubs in Hanh Son commune, Nghia Lo town, Yen Bai province; and Nghia Lac, Nghia Loi commune, Nghia Dan district, Nghe An province under the project: “Promotion of religious freedom in Vietnam” implemented by Center for Sustainable Development in Mountainous Areas (CSDM) and Open Development Vietnam (ODV). This document is a brief, practical guide-book for collecting indigenous knowledge for documentation so as to preserve and promote unique cultural values, and beliefs of each ethnic group. The collected information, visuals and data are vivid and valuable evidence to affirm ethnic identity, increase community members’ pride, and simplify the process of indigenous knowledge transfer to the coming generations.