Sam Alagalak elected secretary-treasurer of Kivalliq Inuit Association
Four community directors also elected across the region in Monday’s elections
Sam Alagalak, pictured here, was elected secretary-treasurer of the Kivalliq Inuit Association on Monday night. (Photo by David Venn)
Sam Alagalak is the new secretary-treasurer of the Kivalliq Inuit Association after being elected Monday night with more than 40 per cent of the vote, according to unofficial results.
Alagalak topped second-place finisher Trisha Makpah-Crocker by about 120 votes. Here is the vote breakdown, from the KIA website:
- Sam Alagalak, 469 votes;
- Trisha Makpah-Crocker, 348 votes; and
- Steve Mapsalak, 265 votes.
Three community director positions were also up for grabs on Monday for positions in Arviat, Baker Lake and Coral Harbour.
Tony Uluadluak was elected as community director in Arviat with 131 of the total 228 votes cast, Joan Scottie won in Baker Lake gaining 72 of the 255 votes cast, and Solomon Nakoolak won in Coral Harbour with 75 of the 123 votes cast.
Peter Kattegatsiak Sr. was acclaimed in Chesterfield Inlet.
Voter turnout across the region was 15. 9 per cent, according to the Kivalliq Inuit Association website.
Sam please follow through on your promises. Keep Inuit territory for Inuit only. No mining.
Mai. Nunavut is part of Canada. Canadians can live where ever they want within our great country. Lots of Inuit are married to non-Inuit. This Inuit only talk is very short sighted and goes against ISV’s of Tunnganarniq or being welcoming. Do better.
There’s this little paper called “The Charter of Rights and Freedoms”, one may have heard of it, says Canadians can live where they want.”
No??
I think it was GG Mary Simon who said,…(I could be wrong) .. that “reconciliation starts within each of us and it takes (gasp!!) Work.
Day by Day. One foot in front of the other.✌️
great news good man. I am glad to see the people of Kivalliq have chosen a man with principals.
it was not right the way you were shown the door and please use this vote of confidence to get busy and get things done.
I wonder how toxic he will be as a board member, he was difficult to work with when he was in management now a executive on the board, god help us.
wow 15.9% voter turnout is that a new all time low? that should send all board members of the KIA a very clear message that they need to engage Inuit far better, they have lost touch
I would like to pass along the same message to HTO’s some of their turnout was below 8%.
Is this a sign from the masses that these groups are no longer doing anything other than possibly feathering their own nest?
MAKE ARVIAT GREAT AGAIN!
Let’s watch KIA go into a rabbit hole deeper.
Inuit, attacking Inuit, big trend here now.me,me,