Qapik Attagutsiak | |
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Born | Siuraq, Northwest Territories (present day Nunavut), Canada | 11 June 1920
Died | 14 December 2023 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | (aged 103)
Known for | Animal bone and carcass collection efforts during World War II |
Children | 14 |
Qapik Attagutsiak (11 June 1920 – 14 December 2023) was a Canadian Inuk World War II contributor and the last known surviving Inuit contributor of the War, particularly the drive to collect animal bones and carcasses for the Allied munitions effort.[1]