Indigenous people's day
The International Day of the World's Indigenous People is observed on August 9 each year to protect and promote the rights and cultures of indigenous people. It is the perfect opportunity to emphasise indigenous people's pivotal contributions for tackling development challenges and the management of natural resources to the fight against climate change. Every country has its own indigenous peoples who continue to live in such ways they have been living for centuries without being polluted by the changes taking place in the urban areas and from the modern fashion to their surroundings. This day also recognises the achievements and contributions that indigenous people make to improve world issues such as environmental protection.
This year's theme of the day is devoted to their right to education. It is a fact that the right to education has not been fully realised by many indigenous people and a critical education gap exists between indigenous people and the general population. They have the right to establish and control their educational systems and institutions providing education in their own languages, in a manner appropriate to their cultural methods of teaching and learning. Let us recognise and celebrate the valuable and distinctive identities of indigenous people all over the world. Let us work even harder to empower them and support their aspirations.
Zeeshan Nasir
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