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1) Indigenous knowledge systems- Understanding how people and societies acquire and use knowledge is essential for improving people’s lives, especially the lives of the poorest" (The World Bank,1998)
2) Subaltern- A way of thinking which is deeply rooted in the subaltern experience of coloniality and the borderlands while at the same time freeing thought processes from colonial and modern epistemologies in order to promote alternative, decolonial ways of knowing, thinking, and becoming. (Fellner,2011)
3) Decoloniality- refers to the departure from the logic, metaphysics? Ontology and matrix of power created by the massive processes and aftermath of colonisation and settler-colonialism. (International Encyclopedia of Education,2023)
4) Afrofuturism- forward thinking as well as backward thinking, while having a distressing past, a distressing present, but still looking forward to thriving in the future. (Brown,2019)
5) Coloniality- characterize coloniality in terms of a structure of colonialisms. This structure of colonialisms is both prescriptive and performative. In its prescriptive form, coloniality denies the possibility of change that is desired by an anti-systemic agency. In its performative manifestation, the power structure of coloniality is susceptible to transformation and re-arrangement but not total destruction and collapse. Thus, it is through the process of transformation and rearrangement that the power structure of coloniality can evade those fundamental changes that are desired by anti-systemic movements. (Ndlovhu, 2018)
6) Subaltern -refers to peasants who had not been integrated into the industrial capitalist system. It now refers to any person or group of inferior rank or station, whether because of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or religion..(Gramsci,1937)
7) Neocolonialism- the control of less-developed countries by developed countries through indirect means. (Halperin)
8) Biopower- A concept developed by Michel Foucault that refers to the ways in which power is exercised over populations through control and regulation of bodies, health, reproduction, and life processes. (Foucault, 1976)
9) White saviour complex- A problematic mindset or behavior in which individuals from dominant groups believe they are superior to and can save or rescue marginalized communities or individuals. (McIntosh, 1988)
10) Epistemicide- The deliberate and systematic destruction of knowledge, cultures, and ways of knowing, particularly by colonial forces. (Santos, 2014)
11) Counterhegemonic- Refers to beliefs, practices, or ideologies that oppose or challenge dominant hegemonic ideologies and power structures. (Gramsci, 1971)
12) Reparative justice- A form of justice that focuses on repairing harm, restoring relationships, and addressing systemic injustices, particularly in the context of historical and ongoing colonial violence. (Mills, 2017)
13) Ethnocide- The deliberate destruction or extermination of the culture, traditions, and ways of life of an ethnic or cultural group. (Stavenhagen, 1999)
14) Ethnonationalism- An ideology that promotes the idea of a nation-state based on a particular ethnic or cultural identity, often leading to exclusion, discrimination, and violence against minority groups. (Brubaker, 1996)
15) Volkekunde- A now outdated term used to refer to the study of ethnic or racial groups, often associated with colonial anthropology and the objectification of indigenous peoples. (Fabian, 1983)

Rewrite the above information and State the significance of each word to social Sciences after each definition provided