Green · Name, family, culture
Belong
You have the right to a name, to people who care, and to your culture and language.
Your name in someone else's mouth, said correctly. A language at the table. A story older than you that still makes room for you. Belonging is not sameness. It is the right to keep your identity — family, culture, Country, the people who hold you — even when the world is in a hurry to flatten it.
Every colour is open. Wander wherever you like.
I wonder
There are no wrong answers. Open a question because you are curious.
A person, a place, a hope. You have the right to a name and to the story that comes with it.
Those are not extras. Culture is a right, including for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, and for every child far from home.
Family can be many shapes. The right is to be cared for, not to fit one picture.
Try this
Say your name slowly, the way it should be said. Teach it to someone if they do not know. It belongs to you.
In the Convention
- Article 7. A name and a nationality
- Article 8. Identity
- Article 9. Family and not being separated without cause
- Article 30. Culture, language, and religion
Record a child who learned this
First name and date stay on this device. Use it as a family or classroom book of children learning about their human rights.