Examining strategies to better represent Inuit culture and modes of learning in education: case study of Ulukhaktok, NWT

• Main Authors: Lalonde, Genevieve, Pearce, T
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: ArcticNet Inc. 2016
• Subjects: FoR 0502 (Environmental Science and Management); Arctic; Ulukhaktok; inuit
• Online Access: http://www.arcticnetmeetings.ca/asm2016/docs/abstracts.pdf

There is a longstanding desire among Inuit and some northern educators to better integrate Inuit culture and modes of learning in education. At present, efforts to include Inuit culture in education can be described as ad hoc or add-ons to a Euro-North American schooling system, which puts many Inui...