On Living and Learning in Igloolik, Nunavut: A Conversation with Raigili Amaaq

Abstract

In this interview, Raigili Amaaq describes her experience attending the Igloolik Federal School in the 1970s and 1980s. She compares her past experiences as a student to her current experience working at that same school (now called Ataguttaaluk Elementary School) as a Guidance Counsellor and Community Liaison during the 2000s. In conversation with Colleen Chau, a second-year Qallunaat (Southern Canadian) teacher, Raigili ponders the nuances of working with Inuit and non-Inuit staff, prioritization of Inuit culture in the school system, and her hopes for the future of education in Nunavut.