Module 4 – INUIT TAPIRIIT KANATAMI (ITK)

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) is the national Inuit organization in Canada, representing four Inuit regions – Nunatsiavut (Labrador), Nunavik (northern Quebec), Nunavut, and the Inuvialuit Settlement Region in the Northwest Territories. Founded in 1971 ITK represents and promotes the interests of Inuit on a wide variety of educational, environmental, social, cultural, and political, issues and challenges facing Inuit on the national level.

ITK web page has a publications section that contains a wide range of important resources related to Inuit education. As an example, through studying for my research paper I found a very interesting article: “The Literature on Inuit-Centred Curriculum and Teaching Approaches” that explains three dominant themes in the literature concerning Inuit-centred curriculum and teaching approaches as: 1) importance of understanding the broad social and economic relations which shape curriculum; 2) analysis and recommendations regarding pedagogy for Inuit-centred teaching and curriculum; and 3) policy and governance issues affecting Inuit-centred curriculum and teaching. (http://www.itk.ca/publication/documentation-national-strategy-inuit-education). In terms of practice and policy, the article also reveals many experiments and innovations for Inuit curriculum and teaching.

http://www.itk.ca/