The Miqqut project: Joining literacy, culture and well-being through non-formal learning in Nunavut

• Main Authors: Tulloch, Shelley, Pilakapsi, Quluaq, Uluqsi, Gloria, Kusugak, Adriana, Chenier, Cayla, Crockatt, Kim
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Ilitaqsiniq - Nunavut Literacy Council 2013
• Subjects: Inuit; Inuktitut; culturally nourishing learning; language revitalization; identity; wellness; Nunavut; Rankin Inlet; inuit; inuktitut
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10680/2061

This research documents the outcomes of non-formal traditional skills programs with embedded literacy. A community-based research team conducted one hundred interviews with participants and instructors of five non-formal cultural programs offered in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. Four of the five programs f...