Who delivers family literacy in Nunavut?

Family literacy work in Canada’s North is fueled by collaborations between the NWT and Nunavut Literacy Councils, family resource programs, as well as health and social services organizations, community colleges, libraries and cultural groups. At the centre of this literacy work is a concern for community development and for the preservation of Aboriginal cultures and languages.

In using a community development approach to family literacy the NLC helps people in communities develop the skills they need to deliver their own programs. For example, communities decide what kind of program they would like, the language they would like the program to be in and what approach they want to use. The NLC then offers support in the form of just-in-time training, on-going advice and resources.

References

• Key informant interview. Kim Crockett. Executive Director, Nunavut Literacy Council. May 2007.
• Adult Learning Strategy. Government of Nunavut, Department of Education. 2007.
• Building Culture and Community: Family and Community Literacy Partnerships in Canada’s North. Kim Crockatt and Suzanne Symthe. Cambridge Bay: 2002
• Nunavut Literacy Council’s website at: http://www.nunavutliteracy.ca/home.htm