Mark Evaloarjuk, CM (néEvaluarjuk; 1937 – July 3, 2002)[1] was a northern Canadian business pioneer and politician from Igloolik, Nunavut. He served as a member of the Northwest Territories Legislature from 1975 until 1983, and served as President of Arctic Cooperatives Ltd. In 1981, he became inducted as member of the Order of Canada.
On June 22, 1981, he was appointed to be a Member of the Order of Canada for his past work in bringing the cooperative movement to the Canadian arctic and helping to establish the largest employer of Aboriginal Canadians.[2]
mark, evaloarjuk, evaluarjuk, 1937, july, 2002, northern, canadian, business, pioneer, politician, from, igloolik, nunavut, served, member, northwest, territories, legislature, from, 1975, until, 1983, served, president, arctic, cooperatives, 1981, became, ind. Mark Evaloarjuk CM ne Evaluarjuk 1937 July 3 2002 1 was a northern Canadian business pioneer and politician from Igloolik Nunavut He served as a member of the Northwest Territories Legislature from 1975 until 1983 and served as President of Arctic Cooperatives Ltd In 1981 he became inducted as member of the Order of Canada Evaluarjuk was first elected to the Northwest Territories Legislature in the 1975 Northwest Territories general election winning the new electoral district of Foxe Basin He was re elected to a second term in the 1979 Northwest Territories general election On June 22 1981 he was appointed to be a Member of the Order of Canada for his past work in bringing the cooperative movement to the Canadian arctic and helping to establish the largest employer of Aboriginal Canadians 2 Evaloarjuk ran for a seat in the 1995 Northwest Territories general election He defeated incumbent MLA Titus Allooloo to win the Amittuq Northwest Territories electoral district Evaloarjuk served a single term in the Legislative Assembly until his district was abolished in 1999 when Nunavut was created from the Northwest Territories 3 He ran in the first Nunavut general election in the new Amittuq Nunavut electoral district He was defeated by Enoki Irqittuq in a hotly contested race finishing second 4 After his defeat he became Vice President of the Qikiqtani Inuit Association He died from cancer in Ottawa on July 3 2002 5 References edit Nunatsiaq News www nunatsiaqonline ca Archived from the original on 2011 08 12 Order of Canada citation Nunavut Votes 2004 Amittuq Profile CBC News Retrieved 2007 09 30 Nunavut optimistic as leaders chosen CBC News February 16 1999 Retrieved 2007 09 30 Thanks from Mark Evaloarjuk s family Nunatsiaq News July 19 2002 Retrieved 2007 09 30 Legislative Assembly of the Northwest TerritoriesPreceded byNew District MLA Foxe Basin1975 1983 Succeeded byElijah ErklooPreceded byTitus Allooloo MLA Amittuq1995 1999 Succeeded byDistrict Abolished nbsp nbsp This article about a Nunavut politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mark Evaloarjuk amp oldid 1134713521, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
