Influences Preceding "Nunatsiavut" Self-Determination: Historical, Political and Educational Influences on the People of Northern Labrador (Canada)

Autor/in	Anderson, Kirk David
Titel	Influences Preceding "Nunatsiavut" Self-Determination: Historical, Political and Educational Influences on the People of Northern Labrador (Canada)
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 36 (2007), S.101-110 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1326-0111
Schlagwörter	Canada Natives; Eskimos; Foreign Countries; Eskimo Aleut Languages; Self Determination; Biculturalism; Government Role; Religion; Cultural Influences; Geographic Isolation; Economic Factors; Acculturation; Cultural Maintenance; School Activities; Second Language Programs; Organizations (Groups); Educational Environment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Selbstbestimmung; Bikulturalität; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Ökonomischer Faktor; Akkulturation; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt
Abstract	What were the influences on the Inuit of Northern Labrador preceding the creation of the self-governing territory of Nunatsiavut? What are the preterritorial influences of the Inuit on the territory's five schools? To answer these questions and to share the success of one Indigenous people, the Nunatsiavut Inuit (the Inuit of Northern Labrador, Canada), this paper traces their survival, recovery, and development as they reclaim their right to self-determination (Smith, 1999). As part of this process, the paper reports such influences as: the bicultural and assimilationist forces (Moravian missionaries and the governments of Newfoundland), the rise and successful influence of the Labrador Inuit Association as a precursor to the Nunatsiavut Assembly, and the Inuit influence on schools in the region. This paper concludes with a discussion of the nature of northern isolation as a source of economic and cultural strength, which may have enabled the Nunatsiavut Inuit to resist complete assimilation, a factor in Nunatsiavut Inuit survival and increased potential for successful self-determination. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	University of Queensland. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit, Brisbane, Queensland, 4072, Australia. Tel: +61-7-3365-1969; Fax: +61-7-3365-6855; e-mail: ajie@uq.edu.au; Web site: http://www.atsis.uq.edu.au/ajie/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10