The recent international conference on Indigenous education was an important occasion to share experiences and make connections, says the leader of a Sami education project. “Indigenous peoples have education systems, but they are still stuck in the system of the mainstream society that has its own rules and regulations.”The 2022 World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education (WIPCE) was held in Adelaide, Australia September 26-30. WIPCE takes place every three years and looks at the different strategies Indigenous people are using around the globe to provide education that promotes the transmission of their cultures and languages. Sikku, also the SaMOS project leader, said conferences like WIPCE provide good opportunities to share best practises when it comes to setting up Indigenous education within a majority society. “Children are already growing up in the dominant culture and are surrounded by it all day, that’s why we need our own education systems,” he said.

Source: CBC News October 17, 2022 20:03 UTC