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Inuit principals and the changing context of bilingual education in Nunavut
(Université Laval, 2016)
Inuit principals and the changing context of bilingual education in Nunavut Although positive policies and laws promote the Inuit language and Inuit qaujimajatuqangit (IQ) in all sectors of Nunavut society, including at ...
Teacher professional learning to strengthen culturally nourishing pedagogies in Nunatsiavut area schools
(2002-06)
This presentation on professional learning for culturally nourishing pedagogies in Inuit schools is based on a SSHRC-funded research project which asked, how can collaborative professional learning (PL) foster knowledge ...
Children’s acquisition of literacy in syllabic scripts
(2022-06)
This paper, emerging from questions from teachers, parents, and educational policy makers in Canadian Inuit communities, summarizes the results of a literature review of English-language sources addressing children’s ...
Community-anchored assessment of Indigenous second language learning in K-12 schools
(2022)
Indigenous second language programs in K-12 schools contribute to culturally nourishing education and to the revitalization of Indigenous languages. Assessing Indigenous second language learning presents particular ...
What about the men? Northern men’s research project final report
(Ilitaqsiniq-Nunavut Literacy Council, 2015)
Formation of inspiration
(2018)
The Miqqut project: Joining literacy, culture and well-being through non-formal learning in Nunavut
(Ilitaqsiniq - Nunavut Literacy Council, 2013)
This research documents the outcomes of non-formal traditional skills programs with embedded literacy. A community-based research team conducted one hundred interviews with participants and instructors of five non-formal ...
"We are building a critical voice together": The second Nunavut Master of Education Program, 2010-2013
(Faculty of Education, University of Prince Edward Island, 2015)
The creation of Nunavut opened many possibilities for Inuit educators to take on leadership, but it also meant that a wide range of knowledge and skills were required to meet qualifications for leadership at the community, ...
Opening spaces for learning and teaching through community-based teacher education
(University of Aberdeen, 2018-12-21)
Following Nunatsiavut land claims on the Northeast Atlantic coast in Canada, Memorial University and the Nunatsiavut Government partnered to offer a community-based, Inuit-specific Bachelor of Education (IBED). This program ...
Inuit Perspectives on Sustaining Bilingualism in Nunavut
(Université Laval, 2009)
This article presents an Inuit perspective on how bilingualism and biliteracy may be achieved and sustained in Nunavut. The Nunavut Literacy Council interviewed "language role models" (i.e., Inuit who are admired for their ...