ABSTRACT
The University of San Marcos in Peru experienced problems attracting and retaining Indigenous Amazonian students and so embarked on a collaborative project to address these issues. Initially called the Project for the Formation of Indigenous Amazonian Professionals and Leaders for the Sustainable Development of the Indigenous Communities of the Amazon Region of Peru, it later became known as Indigenous Peoples and Sustainable Development Project (IPSDP). This chapter puts out a pedagogical framework that reflects an Indigenous worldview, to suggest some future directions for Indigenous education in Peru and beyond, focusing particularly on the plight of women. It documents the gains that Indigenous peoples have made within the international arena, in order to focus on conditions within their homelands. Finally, the chapter examines some of the range and depth of knowledge that is currently in jeopardy because of the deterioration of Indigenous lands and cultures brought on by western development.
