Reflections of an Emerging Inuit Educational Leader

Mary Joanne Kauki ᒥᐊᔨ ᔪᐊᓇ ᖃᐅᒃᑲᐃ

Kuujjuaq, QC

Abstract

This paper provides auto-ethnographic reflections of an Inuk woman detailing her experiences and observations in various leadership roles as an emerging educational leader. The reflections shared in the paper are grounded in mainstream literature and define and describe several forms of unethical leadership practices that do not reflect the collective identity and spirit associated with Inuit ways. The paper includes an analysis of colonial and neo colonial practices that impact Inuit society and education. It describes a personal leadership struggle and expresses hope for decolonization that will lead to more ethical practices that reflect a commitment to the common good.

Keywords: reflection, leadership, unethical practices, colonization.

ᐅᔾᔨᕆᓯᒪᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᑦᑎᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ

ᒥᐊᔨ ᔪᐋᓐ ᖃᐅᒃᑲᐃ

ᑰᔾᔪᐊᖅ, ᓄᓇᕕᒃ

 ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖓ

ᑖᒃᑯᓇᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓖᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᐅᔾᔨᕆᓯᒪᔭᒥᓂᓪᓗ ᐃᓄᒻᒪᕆᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᕐᓇᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᕕᒋᓯᒪᔭᒥᒍᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᓯᒪᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓪᓗᓂ.  ᐅᔾᔨᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᑎᒍᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑐᙵᕕᖃᓪᓚᕆᑦᑐᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᓂᓴᐅᓂᖅᐹᓂᒃ ᑐᑭᓯᕚᓪᓕᕈᑎᑦᓴᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᓕᐊᖑᕙᑦᑐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᑭᓯᑎᑦᓯᒋᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑐᒋᓪᓗ ᓇᐅᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕐᕕᓖᑦ ᖃᑦᓯᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᕙᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᑉᐱᕐᓇᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᑉᐱᕆᔭᓂᑦ ᑐᖓᐅᑦᑐᒋᑦ ᐅᖓᑕᐅᔾᔨᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᓕᒫᖅ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔪᓐᓃᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᔾᔪᑎᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᑉᐱᖅᑑᖃᑎᒌᑎᒍᓪᓗ ᐱᐅᓯᕆᓪᓚᑦᑖᖅᑕᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑦᑎᓐᓂ.  ᐸᐃᑉᐹᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖏᑦ ᐱᖃᓯᐅᔾᔨᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᑉ ᐃᒪᐅᑉ ᐊᑭᐊᓃᙶᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐊᓯᐊᓂᒃ ᐱᐅᓯᕐᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᑕ ᐊᑎᓯᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᕗᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖃᓕᕐᓂᕗᑦ ᑖᕙᙶᓗᒃ ᓇᑦᓴᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᐃᑉᐱᒋᔭᐅᓪᓚᕆᑦᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᑎᒌᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᓗ.  ᖃᐅᔨᓯᒪᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓖᑦ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᐳᖅᑕᕈᑎᒋᓯᒪᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓂᕆᐅᓐᓂᖃᕋᒥᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᕐᓗ ᐅᑎᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᑕ ᐃᒻᒪᖃ ᐅᑉᐱᕆᔭᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖓᑕᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖃᙱᓐᓂᐅᑉ ᑐᙵᕕᖏᑦ ᐅᑎᕐᔫᒥᒐᔭᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓄᓕᒫᑦᓯᐊᖅ ᐱᓂᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᑕᐅᓲᑐᖃᕐᓂᒃ ᓴᐃᒻᒪᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᕐᒨᖓᔪᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᒐᔭᖅᑐᑦ.

ᐅᖃᐅᓰᑦ ᓇᓂᓯᔾᔪᑏᑦ: ᐅᔾᔨᕆᓯᒪᔭᒥᒍᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᑦᓯᓂᖅ, ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓂᖅ, ᐅᑉᐱᕆᔭᑦ ᑭᓪᓕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖓᑕᐅᔾᔨᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᐅᓯᖃᓕᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᓄᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᖅ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑦᑕᓗ ᐊᓯᐊᓂᒃ ᐊᑎᓯᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᕗᑦ.

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