Rankin Inlet is an Inuit hamlet on the Kudlulik Peninsula in Nunavut,Canada. It is the largest hamlet and second-largest settlement in Nunavut,after the territorial capital,Iqaluit. On the northwestern Hudson Bay,between Chesterfield Inlet and Arviat,it is the regional centre for the Kivalliq Region.
The commissioner of Nunavut is the Government of Canada's representative in the territory of Nunavut. The current commissioner since January 14,2021 is Eva Aariak who served as Premier from 2008 to 2013.
Jack Iyerak Anawak is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Nunatsiaq in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997. He sat in the house as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. Following his retirement from federal politics,he also served a term in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut after that territory was created in 1999. He ran as the New Democratic Party's candidate for his old riding,now renamed Nunavut,in the 2015 election,but was defeated by Liberal candidate Hunter Tootoo.
Levinia Nuqaalaq Brown is a Canadian Inuk politician who served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the electoral district of Rankin Inlet South/Whale Cove in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut from 2004 to 2008. She was elected as a MLA on February 16,2004,and further elected by other MLAs to serve on the Executive Council of Nunavut. Premier Paul Okalik named her as the Deputy Premier on March 9,2004. She also served as the territory's Minister of Community and Government Services.
Jose Kusugak was an Inuk politician from Repulse Bay,Northwest Territories,Canada. He is an activist for Inuit rights,language and culture.
Nunavut is the largest and northernmost territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1,1999,via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act,which provided this territory to the Inuit for self-government. The boundaries had been drawn in 1993. The creation of Nunavut resulted in the first major change to Canada's political map in half a century since the province of Newfoundland was admitted in 1949.
Rebekah Uqi Williams was a Canadian politician who served as the acting commissioner of Nunavut from June 22,2020,when Nellie Kusugak's term ended,until January 14,2021,when Eva Aariak took office. She served as the Deputy Commissioner of Nunavut from December 20,2019 until December 2022. She also served as a former territorial level politician from Arctic Bay,Northwest Territories,now part of Nunavut. Williams previously served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut from 2000 until 2004.
The Inuit Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) is a television production company based in Nunavut with programming targeted at the Inuit population of Nunavut. Almost all of its programs are broadcast in Inuktitut. Some are also in English. IBC shows centre on Inuit culture. The company has five production centers in Nunavut,all staffed by Inuit. Founded in the early 1980s,the IBC was the first indigenous-language television network in North America.
The 2008 Nunavut General Election was held on October 27,2008,to return members to the 3rd Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. The election was contested across 15 of Nunavut's 19 electoral districts under the first past the post system of voting. Due to local circumstances,the election was delayed in two districts,and two districts did not hold elections as their incumbent MLAs faced no opposition and were acclaimed back into office.
Lorne Kusugak is a Canadian politician who is the member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut for the electoral district of Rankin Inlet South. Prior to becoming an MLA,Kusugak was the mayor of Rankin Inlet. Kusugak served as the Nunavut Minister for Community and Government Services,Minister for Energy and the Minister responsible for the Qulliq Energy Corporation.
Eva Qamaniq Aariaka is a Canadian Inuk politician,who was elected in the 2008 territorial election to represent the electoral district of Iqaluit East in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. She was subsequently chosen as the second premier of Nunavut,under the territory's consensus government system,on November 14,2008. Aariak was the fifth woman to serve as a premier in Canada.
Edna Agnes Ekhivalak Elias is a Canadian politician from Kugluktuk,Nunavut. On 12 May 2010 she was appointed as the fourth commissioner of Nunavut by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Her term ended on 11 May 2015.
The 2013 Nunavut general election was held October 28,2013,to elect 22 members to the 4th Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. In November 2012 the assembly passed the Nunavut Elections Act 2012,stating that the writs for election drop September 23,2013,and an election be held October 28,2013,the proclamation was registered November 9,2012. At the 2013 forum,held on November 15,2013,Peter Taptuna was selected as the new Premier of Nunavut.
Tom Sammurtok is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in the 2013 election. He represented the electoral district of Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet until 2017,when he was defeated by Cathy Towtongie.
Alexander Sammurtok is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in a by-election on February 10,2014. Sammurtok first ran in the 2013 election,but finished in an exact tie with incumbent MLA Lorne Kusugak in the redistributed district of Rankin Inlet South.
The Order of Nunavut is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Instituted in 2010 it is the highest honour which can be bestowed by the Government of Nunavut. It is intended to honour current and former residents of the territory.
The 2017 Nunavut general election was held on October 30,2017 to return the members of the 5th Nunavut Legislature. The fifth general election held since the creation of the territory in 1999,it was the first election held under Nunavut's new fixed election dates law,which requires elections to be held no more than four years after the prior election.
Lori Idlout is a Canadian politician who has served as member of parliament for the riding of Nunavut in the House of Commons of Canada since 2021. She is a member of the New Democratic Party.
Alexina Kublu is a Canadian linguist,educator,translator,and jurist who served as the third Languages Commissioner of Nunavut.
