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Abstract
In this article we argue that family histories are key to understanding the differential capacities of Inuvialuit youth to learn traditional knowledge and school curricula. Thematic semi-directed interviews were conducted between 2007 and 2009 with three generations of four Inuvialuit families in Tuktoyaktuk (Northwest Territories). Summaries of each family history are presented to help answer two questions: 1) How do individuals negotiate between different ways of learning? and 2) Why do learning opportunities differ across family groups? We discuss the unevenness of learning opportunities as a result of individual choice and aptitude, family, kinship and community influences, and an increasingly globalised society.
Résumé
Dans cet article nous soutenons que les histoires familiales sont des éléments clés pour comprendre les différentes capacités des jeunes Inuvialuit dans l’apprentissage du savoir traditionnel et du programme scolaire. Des entrevues thématiques semi-dirigées ont été faites entre 2007 et 2009 avec quatre familles intergénérationnelles de Tuktoyaktuk (Territoires du Nord-Ouest). Des résumés de leur histoire familiale sont présentés afin de pouvoir répondre à deux questions: 1) Comment les individus négocient-ils entre les différentes manières d’apprendre? et 2) Pourquoi les opportunités d’apprentissage diffèrent entre les familles? Nous discutons de l’inégalité des opportunités d’apprentissage comme étant le résultat de choix et d’aptitude individuels, de l’influence de la famille, la parenté et la communauté, ainsi que d’une société en pleine globalisation.
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