Cambridge Bay - Notable Residents

Notable Residents

  • Stephen Angulalik, an Ahiarmiut fur trader and trading post operator at Kuugjuaq (Perry River).
  • Bill Lyall, was a member of the 8th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly from 1975–1979, he was later awarded the Order of Canada for his work with the Arctic Cooperative
  • Helen Maksagak, the first woman and the first Inuk to be Commissioner of the Northwest Territories (1995–1999) and the first Commissioner of Nunavut (1999–2000), she was awarded the Order of Canada for her work.
  • Kelvin Ng, won the 1995 election and the first Nunavut election in 1999 representing the Cambridge Bay riding.
  • Red Pedersen, worked with Stephen Angulalik while at Perry River and was elected in both the 1993 NWT election and the 1997 NWT election.
  • Keith Peterson, is the current member of Legislative Assembly of Nunavut having won in the 2004 election and was acclaimed in the 2008 election. Peterson is the current Minister of Finance and Minister of Health and Social Services.
  • Tagaq (Tanya Tagaq Gillis), an Inuk throat singer and painter She has performed at Folk on the Rocks in 2005 and 2010, toured with Björk and released two albums, Sinaa and Auk/Blood.
  • Kane Tologanak, elected to represent the Central Arctic in the 1979 election.

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