Joseph Idlout

Joseph Idlout
Joseph Idlout (right) after spearing a seal near Pond Inlet
Born1912 or 1913
Pond Inlet, Nunavut
DiedJune 2, 1968(1968-06-02) (aged 55–56)
Resolute, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut

Joseph Idlout (1912/1913 - 2 June 1968)[1][2] is an Inuk featured on the former Canadian two-dollar bill.[3][4] When the High Arctic relocation occurred in 1959, Idlout helped Inuit families adjust to their new surroundings in Resolute, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut).

In 1954, due to the lack of foxes in the Pond Inlet area, Idlout requested that he move to Resolute. The government was not supportive of the move but finally relented and Idlout moved in 1955.[5]

  1. ^ "Taissumani, April 7". Nunatsiaq News. 2018-04-07. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  2. ^ "The Story Behind the Engraving". www.bankofcanadamuseum.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference node42 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "1969-1979 series, Scenes of Canada - $2". Bank of Canada. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11.
  5. ^ Tammarniit (mistakes): Inuit relocation in the Eastern Arctic, 1939-63 by Frank J. Tester, Peter Keith Kulchyski