Nunavik by Ann Vick-Westgate

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Nunavik is the first Inuit-controlled school district in Canada. This book offers a history of the development of self-government in education in Arctic Quebec, from the arrival of the first traders & missionaries in the mid-nineteenth century up to the creation of the Kativik School Board & its evaluation in the 1990s.

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Nunavik by Ann Vick-Westgate

Nunavik is the first Inuit-controlled school district in Canada. This book offers a history of the development of self-government in education in Arctic Quebec, from the arrival of the first traders and missionaries in the mid-nineteenth century up to the creation of the Kativik School Board and its evaluation in the 1990s. It brings together Native and non-Native perspectives on education in northern Quebec and takes a detailed look at the debate about the purposes, achievements, and failures of public schools in Native communities in the North. Sources include interviews with Inuit elders and children who have attended different school systems throughout the history of public school in this area. Non-Inuits were also interviewed as residents of the communities, parents, teachers, administrators, and consultants. The book offers a unique view into contemporary Inuit society with historical colour and black-and-white photographs.
Since 1970, Ann Vick-Westgate has worked with Native peoples to develop and initiate educational programs in public schools that reflect their culture, traditions, and perspectives. She is interested in parental involvement and in self-government in education and in engaging students in collecting and publishing information about their communities and cultures.
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ISBN 13 9781552380567
ISBN 10 1552380564
Title Nunavik
Author Ann Vick-Westgate
Series Northern Lights
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher University of Calgary Press
Year published 2002-05-30
Number of pages 357
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.