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<\/a><\/p>\nMary Kavik<\/p>\n
One of Mary Kavik’s goals as a teacher is to “make school a place where Inuit culture is\u00a0valued and real.” Her research, centred on the saunik<\/em> (name giving namesake relationship),\u00a0emerged from a project with her Grade 10 and 11 students designed to demonstrate that\u00a0“naming practices maintain a web of connections and relationships.” The students’ assignment\u00a0was to trace the saunik<\/em> of family members. She interviewed the students two years later and\u00a0elicited comments such as: “I was really proud. Even my great-grandmother was really proud;\u201d\u00a0\u201cWe must keep our culture strong so we don’t forget our ancestors.\u201d Locally, this was a\u00a0collaborative project with students, teachers and the community. Nationally, it was linked with\u00a0other schools through the Canadian Heritage Society Agora website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Inuit Naming Practices with High School\u00a0Students in Sanikiluaq Mary Kavik One of Mary Kavik’s goals as a teacher is to “make school a place where Inuit culture is\u00a0valued and real.” Her research, centred on the saunik (name giving namesake relationship),\u00a0emerged … Continue reading