By Anja Karadeglija THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA-Willie Adams, the first Inuit senator is among the list of new officers of the Order of Canada announced by the office of the Governor General along with lawyer and Cree Chief Adams, an Inuk, Liberal senator, businessman, electrician was born in 1934 in Kuujjuaq (formerly Fort Chimo)in Nunavik, Quebec. As the first Inuit senator, he fought for greater federal government support for the Inuit in education, health care, infrastructure, land claims, fishery allocations and affordable food, housing and fuel. He was also actively involved in the creation of Nunavut and supported Inuit language rights, art and culture, and traditional hunting methods such as sealing. The list also includes a promotion for Willie Littlechild a lawyer and Cree chief who was Grand Chief of…
Log In Register
