UN's PFII Release: Subtractive Lg Education Is a Crime Against Humanity

[Teresa McCarty]

Please see the attached expert statement commissioned by the UN's Permanent
Forum on Indigenous Issues.   It's a very strong statement, basically
arguing that subtractive education for Indigenous peoples is tantamount to a
crime against humanity and should be sanctioned as such under international
law.  Although the focus is Indigenous peoples, there are clear extensions
to other minoritized groups.

Tove Skutnabb-Kangas, who is one of the coauthors, has urged that this
document be distributed widely.  It will be interesting and important to see
how the PFII and UN Human Rights Council respond to it.

Teresa L. McCarty, Ph.D.
Alice Wiley Snell Professor of Education Policy Studies
Arizona State University
Mary Lou Fulton College of Education
Division of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Farmer Building 120 - PO Box 872411
Tempe, AZ 85287-2411
PH: 480.965.6357  FAX: 480.965-1880
Teresa.McCarty at asu.edu





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