Co-constructing early childhood programs nourished by Inuit worldviews
Saimaqatigiingniq is defined as the place where Inuit and Qallunaat meet in the middle and are reconciled (Qikiqtani Inuit Association 2010). In this paper, the researcher, a middle-aged white woman with more than 30 years of experience living, visiting, and working with Inuit in the Arctic, employs...
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fterudit:oai:erudit.org:1028854ar 2023-05-15T15:14:54+02:00 Co-constructing early childhood programs nourished by Inuit worldviews Rowan, Mary Caroline 2014 http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1028854ar https://doi.org/10.7202/1028854ar en eng Association Inuksiutiit Katimajiit Inc. Centre interuniversitaire d’études et de recherches autochtones (CIÉRA) Érudit Études/Inuit/Studies vol. 38 no. 1-2 (2014) http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1028854ar doi:10.7202/1028854ar Tous droits réservés © La revue Études/Inuit/Studies, 2014 text 2014 fterudit https://doi.org/10.7202/1028854ar 2022-09-24T23:15:42Z Saimaqatigiingniq is defined as the place where Inuit and Qallunaat meet in the middle and are reconciled (Qikiqtani Inuit Association 2010). In this paper, the researcher, a middle-aged white woman with more than 30 years of experience living, visiting, and working with Inuit in the Arctic, employs a series of questions to examine the challenge of the Qikiqtani Truth Commission, which invites Inuit and Qallunaat to do things in new ways. These questions include: What is the potential of saimaqatigiingniq and in what context? How can saimaqatigiingniq facilitate the organization of early childhood programs and services that are meaningfully structured with Inuit worldviews? What is to be considered when seeking to think with Inuit perspectives in research? What are examples of Inuit approaches to child rearing? What is the rationale and what are the dimensions for reconceptualizing early childhood education from Inuit perspectives? Le terme saimaqatigiingniq se définit comme l’endroit où «les Inuit et les Qallunaat se rencontrent à mi-chemin et se réconcilient» (Qikiqtani Inuit Association 2010). Dans cet article, la chercheure, une femme blanche d’âge moyen, ayant plus de 30 ans d’expérience de vie, de visites et de travail avec les Inuit de l’Arctique, a recours à une série de questions dans le but d’évaluer le défi auquel est confrontée la Qikiqtani Truth Commission qui invite les Inuit et les Qallunaat à faire les choses autrement. Ces questions sont, entre autres: quel est le potentiel du saimaqatigiingniq et dans quel contexte? En quoi le saimaqatigiingniq peut-il faciliter l’organisation de programmes et services destinés à la petite enfance qui soient significativement structurés pour intégrer les visions du monde des Inuit? Que doit-on prendre en compte lorsque l’on cherche à penser des recherches dans une perspective inuit? Quels sont les exemples d’une façon spécifiquement inuit d’élever les enfants? Quelles sont, d’un point de vue inuit, les raisons d’être et les dimensions d’une nouvelle ... Text Arctic Études/Inuit/Studies inuit Érudit.org (Université Montréal) Arctic Blanche ENVELOPE(140.018,140.018,-66.663,-66.663) Qallunaat ENVELOPE(-56.350,-56.350,73.600,73.600) Études/Inuit/Studies 38 1-2 73 94 |
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Saimaqatigiingniq is defined as the place where Inuit and Qallunaat meet in the middle and are reconciled (Qikiqtani Inuit Association 2010). In this paper, the researcher, a middle-aged white woman with more than 30 years of experience living, visiting, and working with Inuit in the Arctic, employs a series of questions to examine the challenge of the Qikiqtani Truth Commission, which invites Inuit and Qallunaat to do things in new ways. These questions include: What is the potential of saimaqatigiingniq and in what context? How can saimaqatigiingniq facilitate the organization of early childhood programs and services that are meaningfully structured with Inuit worldviews? What is to be considered when seeking to think with Inuit perspectives in research? What are examples of Inuit approaches to child rearing? What is the rationale and what are the dimensions for reconceptualizing early childhood education from Inuit perspectives? Le terme saimaqatigiingniq se définit comme l’endroit où «les Inuit et les Qallunaat se rencontrent à mi-chemin et se réconcilient» (Qikiqtani Inuit Association 2010). Dans cet article, la chercheure, une femme blanche d’âge moyen, ayant plus de 30 ans d’expérience de vie, de visites et de travail avec les Inuit de l’Arctique, a recours à une série de questions dans le but d’évaluer le défi auquel est confrontée la Qikiqtani Truth Commission qui invite les Inuit et les Qallunaat à faire les choses autrement. Ces questions sont, entre autres: quel est le potentiel du saimaqatigiingniq et dans quel contexte? En quoi le saimaqatigiingniq peut-il faciliter l’organisation de programmes et services destinés à la petite enfance qui soient significativement structurés pour intégrer les visions du monde des Inuit? Que doit-on prendre en compte lorsque l’on cherche à penser des recherches dans une perspective inuit? Quels sont les exemples d’une façon spécifiquement inuit d’élever les enfants? Quelles sont, d’un point de vue inuit, les raisons d’être et les dimensions d’une nouvelle ... |
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