Learning (in) Indigenous languages
Common ground, diverse pathways
Indigenous peoples have rightful aspirations for their languages and cultures, supported
under international conventions, jurisdictional treaties, laws, policies and enquiry
recommendations. Additionally, the inclusion of Indigenous languages in education
can impact positively on Indigenous students’ learning, engagement, identity and well-being,
and can increase involvement of their communities in education. This working paper
provides an overview of Indigenous languages learning in Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia
and Canada. These three jurisdictions participate in an OECD initiative Promising
Practices in Supporting Success for Indigenous Students, designed to help education
systems to improve the experiences and outcomes of Indigenous students in education.
The significance of Indigenous languages constitutes common ground between the diverse
Indigenous peoples in these three countries. But learning in Indigenous languages
and learning Indigenous languages follow diverse pathways with local language programme
designs that fit the different historical and contemporary language contexts within
and between the countries.
Published on September 14, 2022
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