Peter Kritaqliluk

Peter Kritaqliluk {c. 1951-27 August 2011[1]) was a former two-term mayor of Arviat, Nunavut, Canada. As a mayor, he was involved in land claims negotiations with the Tunngavik Federation of Nunavut and advocated for the expansion of Arviat's community hall.[1]

Kritaqliluk was the chair of the Nunavut Implementation Training Committee. He was also Nunavut Trust chair from 1990 to 2002. Nunavut Trust invests the $1.1 billion in federal payments being paid out under the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement. He was a member of the Kivalliq Inuit Association and one of the founding members of the Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management Board.[2] He also served on the board of directors of the Inuit Broadcasting Corporation.

He died on August 27, 2011, due to cancer.[1]

References
  1. Rogers, Sarah (August 31, 2011). "Nunavut loses a leader". Nunatsiaq Online.
  2. NPC - Land and Water - November 2002 issue Archived 2006-10-01 at the Wayback Machine


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