Education Act for Indigenous Peoples Article 2

Indigenous education shall have as its aims the safeguarding of the dignity and honor of indigenous people, ensuring the continuing vitality of each indigenous people, and advancing the well-being of indigenous people, and boosting indigenous people’s sense of collective pride in their identity.The government shall promote indigenous education based on the principles of diversity, equality, autonomy, and respect and shall give priority to giving serious consideration to the requirements of indigenous peoples for historical justice and transitional justice.Indigenous people are the principle concern of indigenous education. The right of individual indigenous people to education and the collective rights to education of the indigenous peoples shall be safeguarded.Governments at all levels shall actively take assistance measures to ensure that indigenous people have equal opportunities to access education of all kinds at all levels, and establish an education system that meets the specific needs of indigenous peoples.