Mumilaaq Qaqqaq

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Mumilaaq Qaqqaq ( Inuktitut ᒧᒥᓛᖅ ᖃᖅᑲᖅ ; born 1993 in Baker Lake , Nunavut ; also known as Trina Qaqqaq ) is a Canadian activist and politician of the New Democratic Party (NDP) who has been a member of the Lower House of Parliament for the Nunavut constituency since her 2019 election is.

Early life

Mumilaaq Qaqqaq's parents are teachers. Her brother works full-time as a hunter. She grew up in Baker Lake. After finishing school, she worked for Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (the legally authorized representation of the indigenous people in Nunavut) and the Nunavut Ministry of Health. In 2017 she moved to Iqaluit , the capital of Nunavut.

In 2017, Qaqqaq took part in the biennial Daughters of the Vote program, in which a young woman from each Canadian constituency travels to Ottawa on International Women's Day to debate in the Canadian Parliament and meet members of the Cabinet. Qaqqaq spoke in her speech about the high suicide rate among the Inuit and about the feeling of the people in the north that they have been forgotten. Her speech, which received a standing ovation, became a YouTube hit. Success led to a job with the non-profit Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami , where she worked with Susan Aglukark .

Political career

In 2019 Mumilaaq Qaqqaq ran for the New Democratic Party in the general election. Qaqqaq's age at the time of her election, 25 years, was almost identical to the mean age in Nunavut of 24.7 years. In the election campaign, her age was discussed again and again. In this election, three Inuit women - including Qaqqaq - competed against each other in the Nunavut constituency, which was unusual. In addition to Qaqqaq, there were Leona Aglukkaq from the Conservative Party , which represented Nunavut in the Canadian Parliament from 2008 to 2015 and had been Minister of Health and the Environment, and Megan Pizzo Lyall from the Liberal Party .

Qaqqaq won the election with 41% of the vote. She is the youngest MP ever to represent Nunavut, the first NDP MP in the district since 1982 (at the time as part of the Nunatsiaq constituency), and the first MP with a traditional Inuit face tattoo . Qaqqaq is also currently the only MP from northern Canada who is not a member of the Liberal Party.

Qaqqaq's particular focus is on the fight against the high suicide rate in the region, especially among young people. She criticized Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for failing to act on his promise of a “nation-to-nation” relationship with the indigenous peoples of Canada.

literature

  • Gerd Braune: Strong voice from the Arctic . In: Frankfurter Rundschau . November 9, 2019 ( fr.de [accessed November 21, 2019]). Also published as Gerd Braune: Mumilaaq Qaqqaq - the young voice of the Arctic . In: Stuttgarter Zeitung . November 16, 2019, p. 3 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Michele LeTourneau: NDP turns to youth for Nunavut candidate, Mumilaaq Qaqqaq announced to run for MP. In: Nunavut's News. September 12, 2019, accessed November 21, 2019 (Canadian English).
  2. ↑ Katherine Singh: Mumilaaq Qaqqaq: How I Made It as an MP. In: Flare. November 19, 2019, accessed November 22, 2019 .
  3. ^ A b Thomas Rohner: Nunavut New Democrats opt for youthful advocate of change. In: Nunatsiaq News. September 13, 2019, accessed November 22, 2019 .
  4. ↑ a b Trina Qaqqaq at Daughters of the Vote. In: Daughters of the Vote. Retrieved November 22, 2019 .
  5. ↑ a b c Sara Frizzell: NDP pledge to put youth first with 25-year-old candidate in Nunavut. In: CBC North. September 13, 2019, accessed November 21, 2019 .
  6. ^ A b Kent Driscoll: Nunavut's NDP candidate in federal election is 25, just like the Inuit who founded the territory - APTN News, APTN News. In: National News. September 21, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019 (American English).
  7. ↑ Katherine Singh: Mumilaaq Qaqqaq: How I Made It as an MP - FLARE. In: Flare. November 19, 2019, accessed November 21, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Speech by Mumilaaq Qaqqaq on March 8, 2017 the Canadian House at Youtube
  9. ↑ a b c Gerd Braune: Strong voice from the Arctic . In: Frankfurter Rundschau . November 9, 2019 ( fr.de [accessed November 21, 2019]). Also published as Gerd Braune: Mumilaaq Qaqqaq - the young voice of the Arctic . In: Stuttgarter Zeitung . November 16, 2019, p. 3 .
  10. ↑ a b Melanie Woods: Nunavut's New MP Is Ready To Bring The Youth Voice To Parliament. In: Huffington Post. October 23, 2019, accessed November 22, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Victoria Gibson: Nunavut candidates say lack of political education, social issues remain barriers to voter turnout. In: iPolitics. October 15, 2019, Retrieved November 22, 2019 (American English).
  12. ↑ Emma Tranter: Nunavut's new member of Parliament ready to get to work. In: Nunatsiaq News. October 22, 2019, accessed November 22, 2019 .
  13. ^ Nunavut's former Conservative MP to run in fall election. In: Nunatsiaq News. April 12, 2019, accessed November 22, 2019 .
  14. ↑ Stephanie Wood: Three Inuk women in close race for Nunavut's federal seat. In: Canada's National Observer. October 21, 2019, accessed November 22, 2019 .
  15. ^ Sarah Berman: The 25-Year-Old Inuk MP Putting Justin Trudeau on Notice. In: Vice. October 28, 2019, accessed November 22, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Qaqqaq, Mumilaaq
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Qaqqaq, Trina
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian Inuit politician (New Democratic Party)
DATE OF BIRTH 1993
PLACE OF BIRTH Baker Lake , Nunavut