Inuit education and schools in the Eastern Arctic / Heather E. McGregor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McGregor, Heather E., 1983-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inuit--Education--Nunavut--History.

Inuit.

Education and state--Nunavut--History.

Education and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since the mid-twentieth century, sustained contact between Inuit and newcomers has led to profound changes in education in the Eastern Arctic, including the experience of colonization and progress toward the re-establishment of traditional education in schools. The milestone of the establishment of Nunavut Territory in 1999 was followed by the 2006 Berger Report, which drew attention to problems remaining in the territory's education system. As the first history of education in the Eastern Arctic, this groundbreaking study provides the historical context needed to understand the educational challenges faced in Nunavut. With an emphasis on cultural negotiation, policy making, and the role of tradition, Heather McGregor assesses developments in the history of education in four periods � the traditional, the colonial (1945-70), the territorial (1971-81), and the local (1982-99). She concludes that education is most successful when Inuit involvement and local control support a system that reflects Inuit culture and Inuit visions for the future.

Contents:

History of the Eastern Arctic : foundations and themes

Living and learning on the land : Inuit education in the traditional period

Qallunaat schooling : assimilation in the colonial period

Educational change : new possibilities in the territorial period

Reclaiming the schools : Inuit involvement in the local period.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [200]-211) and index.

ISBN:

9786613335463

0-7748-1746-1

1-283-33546-8

OCLC:

747431769