Michael Amarook Explained

Birth Date:	1941

Michael Amarook (1941 – 1998)^{[1] [2]} was an Inuk Canadian artist, sculptor, and Inuit activist who served as President of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) from 1977 to 1978 and from 1979 to 1981.^{[3] [4]}

His artwork has been included in the collections of the Canadian Museum of History, the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, and the Winnipeg Art Gallery. He also worked as a printmaking director for Sanavik, as well as serving as one of its first directors.^[5]

While President of the ITK its delegates voted unanimously to pass a resolution calling for the creation of Nunavut.^{[6] [7]}

Amarook was from Baker Lake (Qamani’tuaq).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Michael Amarook - Biography . 20 July 2023 . Mutual Art.
2. Web site: Michael Amarook . 20 July 2023 . Katilvik.
3. Web site: Our History . 20 July 2023 . Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami.
4. Amarook . Michael . 2001 . President reports: in the words of the leaders [Reprint: Annual report, 1980-1981] ]. Inuktitut . 90 . 50 . . ProQuest.
5. Web site: Michael Amarook . 20 July 2023 . University of Lethbridge Art Collection.
6. Web site: Premier of Nunavut . The Creation of Nunavut . 20 July 2023 . Government of Nunavut.
7. News: Kulchyski . Peter . 11 August 2017 . The Creation of Nunavut . Canada's History . 20 July 2023.