Arctic Yearbook 2014 | Page 176

176 Arctic Yearbook 2014 The transformation and growth that the students experience is evident to those around them, and in the end this contributes to the elevation of their self-respect and sense of pride: “The respect that I’ve gained and I feel like I get that same respect in the community… once I’ve finished just staying in the north, learning in the north, graduating in the north, teaching in the north” (#14). Increasing post-secondary education pos