Eva Aariak

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Eva Aariak

Eva Aariak (born January 10, 1955 in Arctic Bay , Nunavut ) is a Canadian Inuit politician and was Prime Minister of the Canadian territory of Nunavut from 2008 to 2013.

Aariak, mother of four and grandmother, worked as a radio and TV reporter, headed the public affairs office of the Interim Commissioner of Nunavut and was the first language commissioner from 1999 to 2003, then extended for a further year to 2004 (Languages ​​Commissioner) for Nunavut Territory. During this time, for example, she introduced the word "Ikiaqqivik" (literally "traveling through layers") as the Inuktitut word for " Internet ", a term that describes the traditional travel of shamans through time and space to answer spiritual and material questions. She then worked as an Inuktitut teacher at the Pirurvik Center in Iqaluit , a consultancy for Inuit culture . In 2006, she opened an Inuit arts and crafts store in Iqaluit , which she called “Malikkaat” (an Inuktitut word for aligning flowers with the sun ).

She has also held positions: Baffin Divisional Education Council Inuktitut Textbook Program Coordinator, Baffin Region Chamber of Commerce President, and Nunavut Film Development Company Chairwoman.

In 2007 she again took on the role of language officer for Nunavut.

In the territorial election on October 27, 2008, she was elected for the first time to the Chamber of Deputies (Legislative Assembly) of Nunavut for the constituency Iqaluit-Ost and is the only female member of this parliament. In the election of the Prime Minister of Nunavut on November 14, 2008 in the Nunavut Leadership Forum , she received the most votes ahead of previous incumbent Paul Okalik and competitor Tagak Curley, making her the only woman (and fifth woman ever) among the Prime Ministers of Canadian provinces and provinces Territories.

In the election on October 28, 2013, Aariak lost her seat in the House of Representatives after she had previously announced that she would not run for prime minister again.

Web links

Commons : Eva Aariak  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eva Aariak topples incumbent to become Nunavut's 2nd premier ( Memento from July 29, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) (English)
  2. ↑ Eva Aariak will not seek 2nd term as premier Nunavut. CBC , September 5, 2013, accessed November 25, 2013 .
personal data
SURNAME Aariak, Eva
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian politician (Inuit)
DATE OF BIRTH January 10, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Arctic Bay