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NZ support for the UN Declaration on the Rightts of Indigenous Peoples

Tuesday, 20 April, 2010 2:34 PM

Dear colleagues, you may not have heard the wonderful news that the Government
has announced that New Zealand now supports the UN Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples. Since its adoption by the UN General Assembly in 2007 the
Declaration has been of particular significance for Aotearoa given the place of tangata
whenua in our culture and society, and the way the Declaration echoes and reinforces
articles 2 and 3 of the Treaty of Waitangi.

This snapshot of a page from the website of Nelson Central School gives you a
relevant picture of one small way in which human rights is becoming part of the
explicit fabric of some of our schools:

Please do not hesitate to get back to me with any questions, feedback on how you may
have marked this event in your school...

With best wishes

Ced Simpson

Facilitator, Human Rights in Education | www.rightsined.org.nz

Director, Human Rights in Education TrustCentre for Global Action, James Smith Bldg (2nd
floor), Cnr Cuba & Manners Streets, Wellington PO Box 11234, Manners Street Wellington
6142, New Zealand +64-4-496 9517 +64-21-371 205