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By Kira Wronska Dorward Local Journalism Initiative We asked, they\u00a0answered. The four candidates vying to be president of Nunavut Tunngavik \u00a0Incorporated (NTI) have submitted their responses about their \u00a0background, motivation and specific positions on some of the most \u00a0pressing issues for Nunavut Inuit. The election is scheduled for Dec. 9. What it is about your personal and professional background that makes you well suited for the role? I have always been committed to Nunavut and Inuit. I can speak both \u00a0languages: English and Inuktitut. Along with that, I am bi-cultural and \u00a0[a] linguist. I am a former NTI president. [I have] knowledge of the Nunavut Trust and the Nunavut land deal. \u00a0Here is what I often say: Nunavut is two, not one. You have the Nunavut \u00a0land agreement with certain… <\/p>\n

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By Kira Wronska Dorward Local Journalism Initiative We asked, they\u00a0answered. The four candidates vying to be president of Nunavut Tunngavik \u00a0Incorporated (NTI) have submitted their responses about their \u00a0background, motivation and specific positions on some of the most \u00a0pressing issues for Nunavut Inuit. The election is scheduled for Dec. 9. What it is about your personal and professional background that makes you well suited for the role? I have always been committed to Nunavut and Inuit. I can speak both \u00a0languages: English and Inuktitut. Along with that, I am bi-cultural and \u00a0[a] linguist. I am a former NTI president. [I have] knowledge of the Nunavut Trust and the Nunavut land deal. \u00a0Here is what I often say: Nunavut is two, not one. You have the Nunavut \u00a0land agreement with certain... <\/p>\n

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