| Tagak Curley | |
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| In office 1979 – 1983 |
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| Preceded by | new district |
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| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
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| In office 1983 – 1987 |
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| Preceded by | first member |
| Succeeded by | Peter Irniq |
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| Assumed office 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Jack Anawak |
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| Born | 1944 Coral Harbour |
| Political party | non-partisan consensus government |
Tagak Curley (born 1944) is an Inuit leader, politician and businessman from Nunavut. The Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories or Legislative Council of the Northwest Territories, Canada, is located in Yellowknife. The Northwest Territories (ˌnɔrθˌwɛstˈtɛrɨtɔriz ( NWT or NT; French, les Territoires du Nord-Ouest) is a territory The Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories or Legislative Council of the Northwest Territories, Canada, is located in Yellowknife. The Aivilingmiut (or Aivilik) are an Inuit people who traditionally have resided north of Hudson Bay in Canada, near Naujaat (Repulse The Northwest Territories (ˌnɔrθˌwɛstˈtɛrɨtɔriz ( NWT or NT; French, les Territoires du Nord-Ouest) is a territory Peter Taqtu Irniq (born 1947 in Lyon Inlet near Repulse Bay, Northwest Territories) is an Inuk politician in Canada, who served as The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut is located in Iqaluit, and is the territory's Parliament. Rankin Inlet North is a territorial electoral district ( riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada. Nunavut (ˈnuːnəvʊt ( Inuktitut syllabics: ᓄᓇᕗᑦ is the largest and newest territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Jack Iyerak Anawak (born September 26, 1950 in Repulse Bay Northwest Territories) is a Canadian politician Coral Harbour ( Inuktitut: Salliit, Syllabics: ᓴᓪᓖᑦ is a small Inuit community that is located on Southampton Island, Consensus government is a non-partisan democratic System of government in use in two Canadian territories. Inuit (plural the singular Inuk, means "man" or "person" is a general term for a group of culturally similar Indigenous peoples inhabiting Nunavut (ˈnuːnəvʊt ( Inuktitut syllabics: ᓄᓇᕗᑦ is the largest and newest territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Tagak is considered a living father of confederation in Canada. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
He was born in a hunting camp at Coral Harbour, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut). Coral Harbour ( Inuktitut: Salliit, Syllabics: ᓴᓪᓖᑦ is a small Inuit community that is located on Southampton Island, The Northwest Territories (ˌnɔrθˌwɛstˈtɛrɨtɔriz ( NWT or NT; French, les Territoires du Nord-Ouest) is a territory
From 1966 to 1970, he worked as a development officer with the federal Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. The Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development ( FIP: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, French: Affaires indiennes et du Nord Canada Based on his experiences, Curley became politicaly active and took on leadership roles at the local level to promote better living conditions for Inuit across Canada's Arctic.
From 1970-71, Curley served as the Repulse Bay settlement manager. Repulse Bay ( Inuktitut syllabics: ᓇᐅᔮᑦ Inuktitut: Naujaat is an Inuit hamlet located on the shore of Hudson Bay, Kivalliq He also acted as editor of the Keewatin Echo, the first English-Inuktitut newspaper in Canada. Inuktitut ( Inuktitut syllabics: iu-Cans ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ( fonts required literally "like the Inuit") is the name of the varieties of
He was a founding member and the first president of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (Inuit Tapirisat of Canada) in 1971. The Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami ( ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ) is an organization in Canada that represents over 40000 Inuit. ITK was formed to represent Inuit by their own organization.
Curley held leaderhips positions with the Nunavut land claim negotiating team, the Inuit Cultural Institute, the group that first initiated the process to recognize Nunavut as a formal terriroty in Canada.
Curley held leadership roles the Nunasi Corporation, an Inuit economic development organization as well as Nunavut Construction.
At the territorial level, Curley served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1979 to 1987; at the time, Nunavut was under the Northwest Territories. The Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories or Legislative Council of the Northwest Territories, Canada, is located in Yellowknife. While in government, he held several cabinet posts, including the minister of economic development, minister of Mines and Resources Secretariat, and minister of public utilities from 1984 to 1987, and minister of government services in 1986-87.
He also ran as a federal Liberal candidate in the 1979 election for the Nunatsiaq (now Nunavut) riding, coming in second to Peter Ittinuar. The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political The Canadian federal election of 1979 was held on May 22, 1979 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 31st Parliament Nunavut is a federal electoral district in Nunavut, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997 Peter F K Ittinuar (Inuktitut ᐲᑎᕐ ᐃᑦᑎᓄᐊᕐ born January 19, 1950) is a Canadian politician
In the years following the passage of the Nunavut Act, Curley acted as business manager for Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI), the organization responsible for implementing the Nunavut land claim agreement. Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated ( NTI; Inuktitut: Nunavut Tunngavik; Syllabics: ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃ) is the legal representative
In the 2004 Nunavut general election, Curley was acclaimed for the Nunavut riding of Rankin Inlet North. The Canadian territory of Nunavut conducted its second general Election on February 16, 2004, to elect the 19 members of Rankin Inlet North is a territorial electoral district ( riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada. He re-entered politics to improve government for his people and community. After the election Curley challenged Paul Okalik for premiership of Nunuavt but was not eleccted by the Legislative Assembly. Paul Okalik ( Inuktitut syllabics: ᐹᓪ ᐅᑲᓕᖅ, ˈukælɪk MLA is the first and current Premier of the Canadian territory The Premier of Nunavut is the first minister for the Canadian territory of Nunavut. The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut is located in Iqaluit, and is the territory's Parliament. [1]
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