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published: Jan 2011
ISBN:9780774859493
publisher: UBC Press

Inuit Education and Schools in the Eastern Arctic

by Heather E. McGregor

tagged: history, polar regions, multicultural education, native american
Description

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. 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 reflecting Inuit culture and visions.

About the Author

Heather E. McGregor

Contributor Notes

Heather E. McGregor is a researcher who currently works for the public service in Nunavut.

Editorial Review

I would recommend this book to a wide general audience because it offers a structured and well-researched account of the relationship between Inuit and the Canadian state.

— Aboriginal Policy Studies, Vol 1, No 1

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