The WIPCE Declaration of Indigenous Youth was created by Indigenous young people at the 2014 World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. It expresses their pride in who they are, their connection to culture and ancestors, and their commitment to carrying their peoples’ traditions and knowledge forward. The declaration was made to strengthen Indigenous youth voices and support their self-determination in education.

 

​Preamble:
We, the indigenous youth representing our native peoples of Aotearoa, Australia, North America, Europe, and Hawai‘i, have gathered in Honolulu, Hawai‘i at Kamehameha Schools Kapālama this day, May 20th, 2014 to affirm our identities as indigenous peoples who proudly stand on the foundation laid before us by our elders and ancestors.​ 

 

As native peoples of our lands, we live by the values and principles embedded within our cultures, languages, and traditions. We stand carrying the future of our history while remaining grounded in the knowledge taught to us by our ancestors of old. As we voyage forward in time, we will not forget who we are: native youth of the world.