demand equal treatment for all

Education International's non-discrimination policies demand equal treatment for all. Since ,  World

Congresses have adopted specific resolutions that recognise the role of teacher unions and education systems

in preserving and defending indigenous peoples' rights to education.

In the international arena,  is lobbying  to promote the use of curricula that reflect the history, cultures and

lifestyles of indigenous peoples and that recognise their knowledge, skills, values and beliefs.

EI participates in the activities of the United Nations' bodies organised for the issue of indigenous peoples.

Examples are the Working Group on Indigenous Populations and the Permanent Forum of Indigenous Issues.

EI attends the Forum's annual sessions since its creation in .