By Darrell Greer Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Jack Anawak, originally from Naujaat and now living in Iqaluit, had a highly successful career as a politician for the most part and played a substantial role in the launch of Nunavut as its own territory. The Nunavut Implementation Commission, chaired by John Amagoalik, made recommendations to set up the Government of Nunavut (GN). Amagoalik is acknowledged as a founder of the territory. The commission’s work ended in 1997 and Anawak, a former member of parliament, was appointed as an interim commissioner to carry out its recommendations. Anawak recently made a post to Facebook saying that some young Inuit do not have the ability to speak Inuktut fluently, but that does not make them any less Inuk. He posted that “we” have ourselves…
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