International Roundtable on Indigenous Children's Voices and Rights

• Are you interested in learning about the links between education, Indigenous rights and sustainability?
• Are you inspired by leadership of children and youth to advance the global Sustainable Development Goals?
• Would you like to help implement the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, by encouraging Indigenous children’s voices?

You are invited to register for the online International Roundtable on Indigenous Children's Voices & Rights, which takes place on Monday 9 August 2021 in celebration of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples.

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This International Roundtable on Indigenous Children’s Voices & Rights for Sustainability engages child and youth leaders from different nations, and also specialists and experts working to promote Indigenous Peoples' rights and the rights of the child, in an interactive dialogue to strengthen and promote Indigenous Children’s Rights and the global Sustainable Development Goals.

This event celebrates the global launch of a beautifully illustrated new book, published by the Voices of Future Generations Children's Initiative, called Finding the Language, by Adelyn Sophie Newman-Ting, the first Voices of Future Generations Indigenous Child Author. Finding the Language is a creative and captivating story about reclaiming language through the land and its creatures, highlighting the interconnected cycle of life and culture.

The event also features Indigenous Child Ambassadors Bella Morrisseau and Sydnee Wynter. Honoured chairs and speakers also include Adv. Wayne Garnons-Williams (National Sixties Scoop Healing Foundation of Canada Chair), Prof. Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger (University of Cambridge Leverhulme Professor, CISDL Senior Director & VoFG CRI Executive Secretary), Ms Monique Gray-Smith (Writer & Children's Literature Award Laureate), and Prof Carey Newman Hayalthkin'geme (University of Victoria Professor & Impact Chair, Master Carver), as well as Adv. Neshan Gunasekera (Lead Counsel for Peace, Justice and Governance, CISDL), Ms Portia Garnons-Williams (Indigenous Student Leader), Ms Elaina Cox (First Nations Treaties for SDGs Project, University of Waterloo), and Ms Tara Dawn Atleo (Associate Fellow, CISDL). Dr. Roda Muse, Secretary-General of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO has confirmed to give a special address on their world-leading educational work and support for Indigenous cultures and peoples.

On the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, how to celebrate and encourage Indigenous children’s books and stories? Why are Indigenous languages so important, and how can Indigenous children’s views shape education and culture for sustainability, worldwide? How to foster implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which promises that children’s voices will be heard in decision-making that concerns them, and how to inspire people worldwide to help advance the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), engaging and learning from Indigenous Peoples’ insights?