An indigenous expert from Papua New Guinea argued that culture and indigenous traditional knowledge were heritage.

We defend the creation of a center of reference for indigenous culture.

E. Derogatory, culturally or otherwise offensive use of elements of indigenous culture

If teachers are ignorant of the indigenous culture they cannot communicate well with indigenous pupils, who are stigmatized from the outset.

Language becomes an essential tool for transmitting indigenous culture, values and world view.

Indigenous professionals, technicians and indigenous leaders should build their capacity in respect of data collection processes and non indigenous professionals and technicians should be informed of the culture and practices of indigenous peoples.

Indigenous professionals, technicians and indigenous leaders should build their capacity in respect of data collection processes and non indigenous professionals and technicians should be informed of the culture and practices of indigenous peoples.

Indigenous people were educated in Japanese schools, and studied Japanese language and Japanese culture.

The overall aim of IFAD's work on indigenous traditional knowledge, including culture, is to unleash its great potential for the development of indigenous communities.

Ecuador's indigenous communities are integrated into the mainstream culture to varying degrees, but some may also practice their own indigenous cultures, particularly the more remote indigenous communities of the Amazon basin.

(f) Ensure an increase in the number of indigenous persons in the educational sectors, including in policy, administration, teaching indigenous culture, history and contemporary society, indigenous languages and production of educational materials

The culture of Finland combines indigenous heritage, as represented for example by the country's Uralic national language Finnish and the sauna, with common Nordic, Russian and European culture.

The importance of taking indigenous culture and language into consideration in conflict prevention and resolution was also stressed.

11. Acknowledges the contribution of the Melanesian Cultural Centre to the protection of the indigenous culture of New Caledonia

11. Acknowledges the contribution of the Melanesian Cultural Centre to the protection of the indigenous culture of New Caledonia

Secondly, it has been recognized that education must be placed in the context of local indigenous communities' own culture.

When protecting cultural heritage, it was mostly internal aspects of the culture of indigenous peoples that were being protected.

16. Acknowledges the contribution of the Melanesian Cultural Centre to the protection of the indigenous Kanak culture of New Caledonia

11. Acknowledges the contribution of the Melanesian Cultural Centre to the protection of the indigenous Kanak culture of New Caledonia

14. Acknowledges the contribution of the Melanesian Cultural Centre to the protection of the indigenous Kanak culture of New Caledonia

1. Indigenous peoples and individuals have the right not to be subjected to forced assimilation or destruction of their culture.

The related notion of indigenous intellectual property rights (IPR) has arisen in attempt to conserve each society s culture base and essentially prevent ethnocide.

States shall also prevent the use of elements in the tourist industry that give a false impression of originating from an indigenous culture.

The basic education component, on the one hand, includes learning processes concerning writing, reading and arithmetic indigenous culture world view, customary law, spirituality and rituals, music and dance ancestral domain management and the rights of indigenous peoples.

Indigenous peoples are demanding recognition of their right to education that is taught in their own language and is adapted to their own culture.

Even young indigenous teachers who are trained in such traditional institutions quickly learn to devalue their own culture and adopt the official assimilationist pedagogical model.

Among the learning outcomes of this project was a strong indication that among indigenous peoples, the solution to community development problems can only be sustainable if it is somehow identified and pursued within the framework of the indigenous culture.

The Forum on Indigenous Issues is deeply concerned that particular problems and discrimination are faced by indigenous children and youth, including in the areas of education, health, culture, extreme poverty, mortality, sexual exploitation, militarization, displacement, incarceration, labour and others.

Indeed, for years the very goal of indigenous education in many countries was to civilize indigenous children by teaching them the language, culture and knowledge of the dominant group, which after the colonial era was that of the hegemonic nationality.

The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is deeply concerned that particular problems and discrimination are faced by indigenous children and youth, including in the areas of education, health, culture, extreme poverty, mortality, sexual exploitation, militarization, displacement, incarceration, labour and others.

Mr. Begg (New Zealand) noted that his country's population included a strong and vibrant indigenous Maori population, whose language and culture had been revitalized over recent years.

With self government, instituted in 1979, indigenous people began to demand more effective and appropriate education that would combine local culture with integration in the global society.

(h) Underscore that indigenous individuals shall not be denied the right, in community with each other, to enjoy their own culture and to use their own language

3. States shall, in conjunction with indigenous peoples, take effective measures, in order for indigenous individuals, particularly children, including those living outside their communities, to have access, when possible, to an education in their own culture and provided in their own language.

In recent years many States have adopted legislation on indigenous rights that usually includes the right to education and especially the right of indigenous people to be educated in their own language within a context of recognition of and respect for their culture.

Ever since colonial times, Canada's indigenous peoples have been progressively dispossessed of their lands, resources and culture, a process that has led them into destitution, deprivation and dependency.

The disparity was enormous, and the Ministry of Education and Culture had acted by setting up supervisory bodies  five thus far to oversee literacy programmes for the indigenous communities.

Indigenous peoples encounter various difficulties in effectively exercising their right to enjoy their own culture in community with other members of their group and maintaining the use of their languages.

In rehabilitation and prevention programmes of this type, which are already being implemented in various countries, the role of traditional indigenous culture and the involvement of respected elders can be vital.

If the legislation involves issues fundamental to the preservation of the culture of the indigenous people, it shall only be adopted with the free, prior and informed consent of that people.

Indigenous children's education and indigenous languages

In this place, indigenous people from various ethnicities have been disseminating their culture for six years, as well as in private and public schools, exercising their rights as guaranteed by the law.

It was the Bank's hope that through that continuous process of dialogue, exploration and understanding, it could help to promote the development of indigenous peoples and ensure respect for their identity and culture.

United Nations agencies involved in data collection processes regarding the achievement of Millennium Development Goal 2 should develop indicators relevant for indigenous peoples that capture their specificities including languages, culture, values and worldviews.

Ours is a guilt culture theirs a shame culture.