When cultural competence is inadequate : an opportunity for a new approach to child welfare in Nunavut

• Main Author: Johnston, Patricia
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of British Columbia 2009
• Subjects: Canada; Nunavut; Qallunaat; inuit
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/12602

This research explores Nunavut’s child welfare system through a review of research on child welfare in rural Aboriginal communities, the experiences of social workers who have worked in Nunavut’s child welfare system, and a discussion of social work theory and Inuit traditional knowledge. Through da...