Rebecca Mike

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Rebecca Mike (born 1951 or 1952; died 2025) was a former territorial level politician from Pangnirtung, Nunavut.

Mike was elected to the Northwest Territories Legislature in the 1991 Northwest Territories general election. She won the Baffin Central electoral district defeating incumbent Ipeelee Kilabuk and former MLA Pauloosie Paniloo. [1] Mike was appointed to the cabinet, serving until February 1995 when she was forced to resign her portfolios, after she filed an assault complaint in January 1995. Mike attended a Christmas party in December 1994, she alleged she was assaulted by a businessman. [2] Mike did not return to the Legislature in 1995.

Mike died after a short illness on November 14th, 2025, aged 73. [3] [4]

References

  1. "Nunavut Votes 2004 Pangnirtung Profile". CBC News. Retrieved 2007-09-20.
  2. "1995: A year of change for Nunavut". Nunatsiaq News. January 5, 1996. Retrieved 2007-09-20.
  3. "'She guided us': Rebecca Mike remembered as public servant, talented linguist". nunatsiaq.com. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  4. "Le legs de Rebecca Mike aux Nunavummiut". lenunavoix.ca (in French). Retrieved 7 March 2026.