Sivumut - Towards the Future Together: Inuit Women Educational Leaders in Nunavut and Nunavik - Softcover

Fiona Walton (editor) & Darlene O'Leary (editor)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 088961525X ISBN 13: 9780889615250

Publisher: Canadian Scholars, 2015

Synopsis

This unique collection features auto-ethnographical essays by nine Inuit women educators who were part of the inaugural cohort of the University of Prince Edward Island's Nunavut Master of Education program, which offered Nunavut's first graduate-level degree for Inuit educators.

These essays provide important first-hand perspectives on Inuit education, reflecting upon the dramatic changes that have taken place in the Eastern Arctic over the past fifty years. The chapters offer insight into both the effects of colonialism and the efforts to build a new educational system grounded in Inuit culture, values, and traditions.

Inuit voices have yet to be heard within education scholarship in Canada, making this volume a significant contribution to the literature. This anthology will also be of interest to students of Indigenous and Arctic studies, sociology, and anthropology.

About this title

Review:

"These Inuit women, all superb storytellers, weave together the histories and current realities of their people and communities. Asking important questions and expressing honest emotions, the women vividly share their experiences as educational leaders who teach curriculum that is true to their identities and cultures. Such rich stories of themselves and their families not only depict struggles and sacrifices, but also immeasurable courage and resiliency as they retell Inuit history through a decolonizing lens. This is a book that highlights the power of writing to heal and transform both the writer and the reader." - Cyndy Baskin, School of Social Work, Ryerson University

About the Author:

Fiona Walton is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Prince Edward Island. She was previously a special education consultant and the director of early childhood and school services in the Northwest Territories/Nunavut. Darlene O'Leary earned her PhD in Theology from Saint Paul University and is currently a researcher at the University of Prince Edward Island.

About this edition

• Publisher: Canadian Scholars
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 088961525X
• ISBN 13: 9780889615250
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 178