Stronger When We Are Together: Inuit Mothers’ Visions for Child and Family Wellness in Nunavut, Canada

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American Review of Canadian Studies Pub Date : 2022-07-03 DOI:10.1080/02722011.2022.2114266

P. Johnston, Shirley Tagalik, Rosanna Amarudjuak

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ABSTRACT Drawing on research with Inuit mothers from Arviat, Nunavut, this article explores child welfare social services in Nunavut, Canada. Since its inception in the 1950s, the state’s model for child welfare has always been at odds with Nunavummiut life, culture, and beliefs. This article highlights how the design and execution of model of child welfare has provided the majority of decision-making power to Qallunaat (non-Inuit). Through an examination of the experiences of Arviarmiut mothers (Inuit mothers from Arviat, Nunavut), this article considers this model of child welfare in light of how it contributes to fear and a lack of understanding concerning child welfare involvement, as well as its impact on child and family well-being. Based within literature that supports the development of an alternative Indigenous model to child welfare, this study offers critical insights concerning child welfare within Inuit communities in Arctic Canada, and describes Arviarmiut mothers’ recommendations for an Inuit-developed and -led, culturally centered model of child and family wellness.

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当我们在一起时更强大:加拿大努纳武特因纽特母亲对儿童和家庭健康的愿景

摘要：本文通过对努纳武特Arviat的因纽特人母亲的研究，探讨了加拿大努纳武的儿童福利社会服务。自20世纪50年代成立以来，该州的儿童福利模式一直与努纳武米的生活、文化和信仰不一致。这篇文章强调了儿童福利模式的设计和执行如何为Qallunaat（非因纽特人）提供了大部分决策权。通过对Arviarmiut母亲（来自努纳武特Arviat的因纽特人母亲）的经历的研究，本文考虑了这种儿童福利模式是如何导致恐惧和对儿童福利参与缺乏了解的，以及它对儿童和家庭幸福的影响。本研究基于支持开发替代土著儿童福利模式的文献，提供了关于加拿大北极地区因纽特人社区儿童福利的重要见解，并描述了Arviarmiut母亲对因纽特人开发和领导的以文化为中心的儿童和家庭健康模式的建议。

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