Eva Aariak

Eva Aariak ( born January 10, 1955 in Arctic Bay, Nunavut ) is a Canadian Inuit politician and was from 2008 to 2013 Premier of the Canadian territory of Nunavut.

Aariak, mother of four and grandmother, worked as a radio and TV reporter, director of the public affairs office of the Interim Commissioners of Nunavut and was thereafter from 1999 to 2003, then extended for another year until 2004, the first language officer ( Languages ​​Commissioner) for the territory of Nunavut. During this time she led, for example, the word " Ikiaqqivik " (literally " traveling through layers " ) as Inuktitutwort for " Internet " one, a term that describes the traditional shamans travel through time and space to respond to spiritual and material matters. She then worked as a teacher at the Inuktitut Pirurvik Centre in Iqaluit, a consulting firm for Inuit culture. In 2006 she opened a store for Inuit art and crafts, which she " Malikkaat " called ( an Inuktitut word for the alignment of flowers after the sun). Iqaluit

She has also held the following positions: Coordinator of Inuktitut - textbook program of " Baffin Divisional Education Council ", President of the Chamber of Commerce of the Baffin Region and chairman of the Nunavut Film Development Corporation.

In 2007, she again took over the task of a language officer for Nunavut.

In the territorial election on 27 October 2008 she was first elected to the Chamber of Deputies ( Legislative Assembly ) of Nunavut for the electoral district of Iqaluit East and is the only female member of this Parliament. In the election of the prime minister of Nunavut on 14 November 2008 in the Nunavut Leadership Forum, she received the most votes in the previous incumbent Paul Okalik and the competitors Tagak Curley and was therefore the only woman ( and the fifth woman ever ) under the Prime Ministers of Canadian provinces and territories.

In the election on October 28, 2013 Aariak lost her seat in the House after they had already announced previously, to not want to run again as prime minister.