ABSTRACT
Heritage mainstream or conventional spaces found in Africa are still replete with Eurocentric epistemologies. In order to address this, almost all the African countries embarked on decolonisation programmes when they got their independence. The dilemma and sometimes the hypocrisy of decolonisation of heritage institutions have been that it tends to create a situation where African ways of knowing are portrayed as playing second fiddle to Eurocentric epistemologies. The example that comes to mind is that some heritage decolonists are advocating for the inclusion of African ways of knowing in Eurocentric heritage institutions. Post-coloniality and post-colonial scholars have shown the existence of African epistemologies and ontologies and how imperialism and colonialism have been at the forefront in the unprecedented epistemic onslaught of this knowledge. Indigenous archives are also crucial because they can contribute solutions to grand societal challenges. The chapter also presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book.
