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- Title
'H' is for Human Right: An Exploration of Literacy as a Key Contributor to Indigenous Self-Determination.
- Authors
Derby, Melissa; Ranginui, Ngāti
- Abstract
The purpose of this article is to examine literacy as a key contributor to cultivating individual and collective self-determination for indigenous peoples. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) defines literacy as a human right, intrinsically important for human development and well-being. Therefore, literacy is pivotal to fostering self-determination. This article introduces some broad definitions of literacy, including examples offered by indigenous sources. Following this is consideration of the human rights discourse as it relates to literacy specifically, with a particular focus on the way in which this discourse has unfolded in New Zealand. The article then explores literacy as a human right and the role it plays in contributing to indigenous self-determination. The article concludes that there is a need to ensure literacy interventions, which are designed to fulfill the rights of indigenous learners with regard to literacy, are embedded in indigenous epistemology, history and pedagogy.
- Subjects
SELF-determination theory; INDIGENOUS peoples; HUMAN rights; SOCIAL development; EDUCATIONAL outcomes; CRITICAL thinking
- Publication
Kairaranga, 2018, Vol 19, Issue 2, p45
- ISSN
1175-9232
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.54322/kairaranga.v19i2.302