Jose Kusugak

Jose Kusugak
President of Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated
In office
1990–1999
President of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
In office
2000–2006
Preceded byOkalik Eegeesiak
Succeeded byMary Simon
Assistant President of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
In office
1971–1974?
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byNone
Area manager for the Kivalliq Region of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
In office
1979/80–1989
Preceded byNone
Succeeded byNone
Personal details
BornMay 2, 1950
DiedJanuary 18/19, 2011
Nunavut

Jose Kusugak (2 May 1950 – 18[1] or 19[2] January 2011) was an Inuk politician from Repulse Bay, Northwest Territories (now Naujaat, Nunavut), Canada. He was an activist for Inuit rights, language and culture.[3]

  1. ^ Inuit leader Jose Kusugak dies
  2. ^ "Jose Kusugak, Nunavut's cheerful muse, dies at 60". Nunatsiaq News. 2011-01-19. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  3. ^ "Inuit leader Jose Kusugak dies". CBC News. 2011-01-19. Retrieved 2024-01-17.