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<\/a><\/p>\nMeeka Kakudluk<\/p>\n
Meeka Kakudluk has been concerned for some time with the imbalance between the\u00a0percentage of Nunavut teachers who are Inuit (33 per cent) and the percentage of Inuit teachers\u00a0who serve on the committees and executive of the Nunavut Teachers Association (NTA) (8\u00a0percent). She conducted interviews and distributed a questionnaire to probe the reasons for this\u00a0disparity. One major reason emerged: many Inuit teachers feel uncomfortable calling the NTA\u00a0offices, visiting or asking questions in Inuktitut when the operating language is English. Meeka\u00a0likens this to Paulo Freire’s concept of \u201climit situations\u201d beyond which \u201cpeople cannot imagine\u00a0themselves.\u201d Meeka notes that since she began her research project, the NTA has changed \u201cto\u00a0reflect more of the cultural and linguistic situation in Nunavut.\u201d The NTA Newsletter, the collective\u00a0agreement and other documents are now published in both languages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Why is there a lack of Inuit Educators Involvement\u00a0within Teachers Association? Meeka Kakudluk Meeka Kakudluk has been concerned for some time with the imbalance between the\u00a0percentage of Nunavut teachers who are Inuit (33 per cent) and the percentage of Inuit … Continue reading