Miss Campbell: Inuk Teacher

Miss Campbell: Inuk Teacher

Miss Campbell: Inuk Teacher

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Miss Campbell: Inuk Teacher

2023

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Overview

Part oral history and part visual poem, Miss Campbell: Inuk Teacher is the story of Evelyn Campbell, a trailblazer for an Inuit-led educational system in the small community of Rigolet, Labrador.

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Heather Campbell

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