NTI announces new president-for-a-day

Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. President Cathy Towtongie announced May 5 that Arviat student Vayda Kaviok, a Grade 12 student at the John Arnalukjuak high school, won the “president-for-a-day” contest.

As the winner of the contest, Kaviok and a chaperone will fly to Iqaluit for July 9, Nunavut Day.

Kaviok will deliver her winning speech during the Nunavut Day festivities and will help Towtongie in presiding over the Iqaluit celebrations.

NTI launched the contest earlier this year as part of the celebrations around the 20th anniversary of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement on July 9, 2013.

“I was very impressed by Vayda’s speech and I look forward to hearing her present it on Nunavut Day,” said Towtongie. “It is inspirational to read the writing of a young person who is so knowledgeable about the history of the NLCA. The movement behind the NLCA was started by young Inuit and it is young people like Vayda who will continue the efforts to get the land claim implemented.”