Abstract:
Indigenous education is one of the great challenges facing humanity in the historic
quest for a democratic and peaceful future. The 370 million Indigenous peoples of
the world demand that the racist and colonial wrongs of the past be rectified and
that they stand as equals in confronting the social, political and cultural problems
that surround us all. Education offers a way forward, whether concerned with the
public good, schooling for all citizens including universal primary education and
expanding secondary education, the education of women regardless of background,
the inclusion of local cultures, literacy and numeracy for all as a democratic right
and the provision of comprehensive education that enables both personal aspiration,
cultural satisfaction and economic pathways.
