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Indigenous education refers to the inclusion of indigenous knowledge, models, methods and content within formal and non-formal educational systems.

Often in a post-colonial context, the growing recognition and use of indigenous education methods can be a response to the erosion and loss of indigenous knowledge and language through the processes of colonialism.

Furthermore, it can enable indigenous communities to “ reclaim and revalue their languages and cultures, and in so doing, improve the educational success of indigenous students .”