Résumés
Abstract
During the reorganisation of education in Nunavut that led to the passing of Bill 21 in 2009, reliance on curricula developed in other parts of Canada was mentioned and sometimes perceived as problematic. In this article, I describe how Inuit concerns have recently been integrated into education policies and programming developed by the Alberta government. To examine educational issues that concern Inuit students at southern schools, I have compared Alberta’s efforts and activities with those of the Kativik School Board in Nunavik (Northern Quebec) where the education system is trilingual with programs in Inuktitut, French, and English. The comparison shows how curriculum content, languages of instruction, and administrative control interrelate in the Canadian context. In particular, curricula seem to be more spiritually focused in Western Canada than in Nunavik or Nunavut.
Résumé
Durant la réforme de l’éducation au Nunavut qui a mené à la promulgation de la loi 21 en 2009, l’utilisation de cursus scolaires développés dans d’autres parties du Canada a été soulignée et parfois jugée problématique. Dans cet article je décris comment les Inuit ont été récemment intégrés dans les politiques et programmes éducationnels du gouvernement de l’Alberta. Dans le but de souligner les enjeux de la scolarisation des Inuit dans le sud du pays, je compare le processus en cours en Alberta à celui de la Commission scolaire Kativik du Nunavik (nord du Québec) où le système d’éducation est trilingue avec des programmes en inuktitut, français et anglais. Les liens entre le contenu pédagogique, les langues utilisées pour l’enseignement et le contrôle administratif des systèmes d’éducation au Canada ressortent. À partir du contraste entre les systèmes d’éducation autochtone et inuit au Canada, je démontre que la spiritualité est omniprésente dans l’ouest du pays mais pas au Nunavik ni au Nunavut.
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