Sapiliqtailimaniq : Resourceful; resilient; rooted; leaders

BECOMING RESOURCEFUL; RESILIENT; ROOTED; LEADERS The contents of this publication are entirely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the view or opinions of the Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation. [...] In part, this can be treatment, and without the of an Arctic University take explained by the fact that such benefit of a regional university, flight as soon as possible and many individuals ‘schooled’ call upon parties involved in for the establishment of an Arctic uni- versity: “We envision such an institu- in Northern learning environ- existing discussions to engage tion to take on the role of [...] Furthermore, In addition to these semi- suited to the individual experi- they are perceived by us as structured interviews with the ences of the research partici- having attained some degree official research subjects, Fel- pant and further allows the re- of success and have demon- lows had an opportunity to search participant to guide the strated a strong commitment informally interview and learn [...] Their educations were kEY TRAITS provide an exhaustive review attained on the land, in the The majority of the participants of all the educational and lead- classroom and in life’s school received some land-based or ership programs and services of hard knocks. [...] IF THERE’S ONE In order to pursue post-sec- THE FIRST NATIONS OR THING THAT I’M GOING ondary school, the vast major- INUVIALUIT, BUT AMONG TO INSTILL IN MY kIDS, ity of participants had to relo- THE WHITE YOUTH TO- IT’S THAT PRIDE IN WHO cate to a larger community or WARD THE ABORIGINAL THEY ARE FROM TEACH- city, most often in the South.