DOCUMENT: WIPCE.TXT W O R L D I N D I G E N O U S P E O P L E S C O N F E R E N C E : E D U C A T I O N 1993 QANTAS INTERNATIONAL YEAR THE AUSTRALIAN AIRLINE FOR THE WORLD'S THE OFFICIAL AIRLINE CARRIER INDIGENOUS PEOPLES Quote reference code: JLKWYL when booking your flights to 'A NEW PARTNERSHIP' Australia and within Australia WORLD INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' CONFERENCE: EDUCATION UPDATE OCTOBER 1993 LISTEN - LEARN - UNDERSTAND - TEACH ... THE ANSWERS ARE WITHIN US This newsletter is designed to inform Indigenous Peoples and their supporters worldwide about the 1993 World Indigenous Peoples' Conference: Education (WIPCE). The 1993 WIPC:E is the third in a series of triennial conferences. The first was hosted by the Indigenous peoples of Canada in 1987, and the second by the Maori people of Aotearoa (New Zealand) in 1990. The 1993 WIPC:E will be the last major Indigenous meeting in the INTERNATIONAL YEAR FOR THE WORLD'S INDIGENOUS PEOPLES. Over 3000 people from 28 countries are expected to meet in Wollongong from 11 - 17 December, to discuss an INTERNATIONAL DECLARATION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' EDUCATION RIGHTS, to share educational experiences and to celebrate the survival of the oldest continuous cultures in the world. INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' EDUCATION RIGHTS During September, a group of leaders in Indigenous education from four countries met in the NSW South Coast to begin drafting an international DECLARATION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' EDUCATION RIGHTS. The draft is the first of its kind, and will be the major topic of discussion during SPECIAL FOCUS FORUMS at the WIPC:E. It's envisaged that the draft will be developed and endorsed by delegates to the WIPC:E, to be used as a working document for future conferences and as an educational resource for Indigenous peoples. CULTURAL ENTERTAINMENT, ART AND CRAFT The WIPC:E will be a place to celebrate the richness and diversity of the world's Indigenous cultures. Dance, music, performance, cultural exchange, art and craft are all important features of the Conference. All conference delegates are welcome to attend and participate in the opening and closing ceremonies, and for "gold coin" entry (one or two dollars), members of the wider community are also warmly invited to witness the celebrations at the Steelers' Stadium in Wollongong. Art and craft stalls will be open at the conference, where delegates and members of the wider community are welcome to buy, sell and trade. PROFILE: MS. ROMINA FUJII Ms. Romina Fujii is the deputy Chair of the National Organising Committee of the WIPC:E. Romina Fujii is from Thursday Island and has had a long involvement in Torres Strait Islander education. Romina is a member of the ATSIC Regional Council for the Torres Strait, and is Co-ordinator of the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Consultative Committee (QATSIECC). She is a strong advocate for the rights of Indigenous peoples to control our own education systems. INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ACROSS THE WORLD In each edition of "UPDATE", you'll find information about Indigenous peoples across the world. These summaries can be found in "THE GAIA ATLAS OF FIRST PEOPLES", by Julian Berger, Robertson McCarta/Gala Books Ltd, London, 1990. SOUTH AMERICA: the total Indigenous population of South America is estimated at well over 15 million. The majority are highland peoples like the Quecha and Aymara whose population exceeds 11 million, and who live in Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and Colombia. About one million are forest-dwelling peoples who live in the Amazon region, including the Amarakaeri, Amuesha, Yagua, Panare, Sanema, Secoya, Shuar and Yanesha peoples. People live mainly as hunters, shifting cultivators and farmers, and face militarisation, invasions of land, environmental degradation, cultural breakdown, the drug trade, and the constant abuse by governments of their basic human rights. IT MUST BE REMEMBERED THAT DESCRIPTIONS OF PREVAILING WAYS OF LIFE AND MAJOR PROBLEMS CAN ONLY PROVIDE A SMALL CLUE TO THE COMPLEXITY, RICHNESS AND VARIATION WITHIN THE LIVES OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES. SOME REMINDERS Australia has strict quarantine laws, including restrictions on animal products, plants and food. Articles such as feathers must be declared at the point of entry into Australia. If you haven't already sent in your registration form, please do so as soon as possible. Registration forms, posters and other information are available from the WIPC:E Secretariat: 5/73 Kembla Street, Wollongong, N.S.W., Australia 2500 Ph 61 42 261 522 Fax 61 42 283 033 The WIPC:E organisers would this month like to thank John Brotherton, Mrs. Brotherton, Mrs. Sargeant and Natalie Dufresnes for their invaluable help with translation. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: -= THE FOURTH WORLD DOCUMENTATION PROJECT =- :: :: A service provided by :: :: The Center For World Indigenous Studies :: :: www.cwis.org :: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Originating at the Center for World Indigenous Studies, Olympia, Washington USA www.cwis.org © 1999 Center for World Indigenous Studies (All Rights Reserved. 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