Inuit Early Child Care Centres

The wisdom of the Inuit people (IQ) is a great resource to draw on for designing early childhood centres for all Indigenous children as well as for others in our increasingly diverse society. Respecting their rights, as the two settings described in this article do, can lighten the burden of trauma...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Children's Rights / Revue canadienne des droits des enfants
Main Author: Pearson, Landon
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Landon Pearson Centre for the Study of Childhood and Children's Rights 2016
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Online Access:https://ojs.library.carleton.ca/index.php/cjcr/article/view/80
https://doi.org/10.22215/cjcr.v3i1.80
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Summary:The wisdom of the Inuit people (IQ) is a great resource to draw on for designing early childhood centres for all Indigenous children as well as for others in our increasingly diverse society. Respecting their rights, as the two settings described in this article do, can lighten the burden of trauma carried by so many children and, by building trust , release their humanity to the benefit of us all.