INDIGENOUS EDUCATION

INDIGENOUS EDUCATION

born from the territory and the ancestors

unique to each indigenous people, since

it is rooted in the life and the culture of
each indigenous people in their territory.

key to keeping indigenous children and

youth grounded in their unique cultures.
WHY IS INDIGENOUS EDUCATION
IMPORTANT?

Appropriate education enables indigenous

children and adult learners to exercise and
enjoy economic, social and cultural rights. It
also strengthens their ability to exercise their
civil rights so they can influence political policy
processes for enhanced protection of their
human rights.
WHAT IS INDIGENOUS EDUCATION
PROGRAM?

The Indigenous Peoples Education (IPEd)

Program is DepEd's response to the right of
indigenous peoples (IP) to basic education
that is responsive to their context, respects
their identities, and promotes the value of
their. indigenous knowledge, skills, and other
aspects of their cultural heritage.
What is the meaning of indigenous school?

Indigenous schools are those schools which are

established and supported by the Native
themselves. “The number of such schools is
supposed to be very great.
Indigenous education specifically focuses on
teaching Indigenous knowledge, models,
methods, and content within formal or non-
formal educational systems.