Dismantling Racial Injustice and Constructing Educational Possibilities: Talking Story About the Educational Health and Well-Being of Indigenous Peoples Today

Session Type: Business Meeting

Abstract

“Indigenous peoples continue to suffer disproportionately from climate change, environmental degradation, high levels of poverty, poor access to education, health, and broader human rights violations.
While representing over 6 percent of the world's population (476 million in some 90 countries), indigenous peoples are nearly three times as likely to be living in extreme poverty.

A significant challenge confronting educational researchers is how to promote, protect, and nurture Indigenous languages and cultures in a modern society. This session will examine the challenges faced by Indigenous peoples in the international arena and the strategies employed by Indigenous educational researchers to uplift the health and well-being of their people.

Reference: https://www.ohchr.org/en/indigenous-peoples/about-indigenous-peoples-and-human-rights

Sub Unit

• SIG-Indigenous Peoples of the Pacific

Chair

• Margaret J. Maaka, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa

Participants

• H. Kaʻumealani K. Walk, Kula Kaiapuni Hawaiʻi ʻo Kahuku Academy, HIDOE

• Maung Ting Nyeu, University of California - Santa Barbara

• Tanya L.M. Samu, University of Auckland

• Prem Phyak, Teachers College, Columbia University