Joe Allen Evyagotailak Explained

Joe Allen Evyagotailak
Birth Date:July 15, 1953
Birth Place:Kugluktuk, Nunavut
Office:MLA for Kugluktuk
Term Start:2004
Term End:21 August 2008
Predecessor:Donald Havioyak
Successor:Peter Taptuna
Party:non-partisan
consensus government

Joe Allen Evyagotailak was born 15 July 1953 in Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada. Evyagotailak was the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the electoral district of Kugluktuk having won the seat in the 2004 Nunavut election.

Evyagotailak is a notable Copper Inuit. On 20 August 2008, Evyagotailak stepped down as the MLA. He stated that he wanted to run for the presidency of the Kitikmeot Inuit Association (KIA).[1] [2]

Prior to becoming an MLA, in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut Evyagotailak was the mayor of Kugluktuk and worked with several local organizations, including the KIA of which he was both vice-president and president.[2]

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  1. http://www.assembly.nu.ca/english/news/2008/080822_eng.pdf MLA for Kugluktuk resigns from the Legislative Assembly
  2. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2008/08/22/nu-mla.html Nunavut MLA Evyagotailak resigns to seek KIA leadership