Considering a Framework for Inuit Child Care

Abstract

In this article, I examine four key elements in an approach to early childhood cur­riculum development in the community o f Inukjuak, Nunavik in Northern Quebec.These platforms include a community base with local control o f funds and local direc­tion o f community projects. In the development o f the Inukjuak curriculum, I suggestincorporating local knowledge, values, directions, and Inuit approaches to childrear­ing. It is relationship-based, drawing on many voices from the community includingthose o f Elders, families, parents, educators, and children. Finally, the process is sup­ported through an assessment cycle— one that starts with the creation o f a sharedvision and continues with regular check-ins to keep the project moving.