| Sivumut - Towards the Future Together Contributor(s): Walton, Fiona (Editor), O'Leary, Darlene (Editor) |
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ISBN: 088961525X ISBN-13: 9780889615250 Publisher: Canadian Scholars' Press Inc. OUR PRICE: $56.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Indigenous Studies - History | Canada - General |
| Dewey: 971.900 |
| LCCN: 2014455610 |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6" W x 9" (0.55 lbs) 180 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This unique collection features auto-ethnographical essays by nine Inuit women educators who were part of the inaugural cohort of the University of Prince Edward Island's Nunavut Master of Education program, which offered Nunavut's first graduate-level degree for Inuit educators.These essays provide important first-hand perspectives on Inuit education, reflecting upon the dramatic changes that have taken place in the Eastern Arctic over the past fifty years. The chapters offer insight into both the effects of colonialism and the efforts to build a new educational system grounded in Inuit culture, values, and traditions.Inuit voices have yet to be heard within education scholarship in Canada, making this volume a significant contribution to the literature. This anthology will also be of interest to students of Indigenous and Arctic studies, sociology, and anthropology. |
Contributor Bio(s): Walton, Fiona: - Fiona Walton is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Prince Edward Island. She was previously a special education consultant and the director of early childhood and school services in the Northwest Territories/Nunavut. Darlene O'Leary earned her PhD in Theology from Saint Paul University and is currently a researcher at the University of Prince Edward Island. |