I found Dr. Eglash's presentation fascinating!  In a short time I gained even more amazement of ingrained Funds of Knowledge in civilizations from Africa.  As far as how to incorporate this into my classroom, I think I would follow this process:

-Explore concepts of fractals; I've seen an art project for 3rd graders that presents the concept age-appropriately.

-Connect what we know of fractals to nature

-Connect what we know of fractals to the mancala game that many of my students are familiar with and that all will enjoy learning.

-Connect what we have learned about fractals to traditional African architecture, cloth and problem solving structures (like the wind fences).