This may not be relevant to Inuit Nunangat given the work underway on standardizing orthography, but a virtual reality program to teach syllabics has been developed for the James Bay Cree. I wonder if something similar would have any relevance for Inuit Nunangat? Click the URL below for more information:... View Article
The following guest blog entry comes from Diane Obed. Diane is an Inuk graduate student, originally from Hopedale, Nunatsiavut. She is a researcher on the ArcticNet-funded and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami-partnered project, “Foundations for Student Persistence and Success in Inuit Nunangat”. In this entry, she writes about the crucial role of... View Article
This guest blog comes from Louise Flaherty, Director of Inuit Language and Culture Programs at Nunavut Arctic College. Louise holds a Master of Education degree from University of Prince Edward Island and is a founding member of Akuttujuuk, the Inuit Educators Research Network. She has conducted original research on Inuktitut... View Article
ICC Alaska is working toward improving Inuit education in Alaska. In 2015, it published the Alaska Inuit Education Improvement Strategy (available at http://iccalaska.org/wp-icc/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Alaskan-Inuit-Education-Improvement-Strategy-2015-PROOF.pdf). The Strategy advocates for action in six main areas (p. 4): 1. Promote the indigenization of education frameworks to more clearly align with Inuit ideologies. 2. Suggest,... View Article