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180 Arctic Yearbook 2014 secondary education for women in the north and how it has helped female students to discover and reaffirm their history, culture, sense of independence and self-esteem while remaining in the north and continuing to contribute to local and community development. Acknowledgments This research is being funded by the generous support of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada through the Manitoba Research Alliance grant: Partnering for Change Community-based solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-city poverty. Notes 1. Inter-University Services (IUS) is a consortium of Manitoban post-secondary institutions that offer face-to-face and on-line courses to communities north of latitude 53. References Alcorn, W., & Levin, B. (1998). Post-secondary education for Indigenous populations. Paper presented at the International Congress on Social Welfare, Jerusalem, Israel. http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED423098.pdf. Anonson, J., Desjarlais, J., Nixon, J., Whiteman, L., & Bird, A. (2008). Strategies to Support Recruitment and Retention of First Nation Youth in Baccalaureate Nursing Programs. Journal of Transcultural Nursing. 19(3): 274-283. Ball, J. (2004). As if Indigenous knowledge and communities mattered: Transformative education in First Nations communities in Canada. American Indian Quarterly. 28(3 & 4): 454-479. Barnhardt, R. (2002). Domestication of the ivory tower: Institutional adaptation to cultural distance. Anthropology & Education. 33(2): 238-249. Bonnycastle, C. (2013, December 2013). [Aboriginal students, University of Manitoba - Northern Social Work Program ]. Bonnycastle, C., & Prentice, S. (2011). Childcare and caregiving: Overlooked barriers for northern post-secondary women learners. The Canadian Journal of Native Studies. 31(1): 1-16. Cappon, P. (2008, May). Measuring Success in First Nations, Inuit and Metis Learning. Options Politiques. Ottawa: Canadian Council on Learning. Clare, K. (2013). It's the WEC way: Transformative social work education. In J. Silver (ed.). Moving forward giving back: Transformative Aboriginal adult education. Winnipeg: Fernwood Publishing and Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Simpkins & Bonnycastle