Charlie Crow (born:

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) is a former disc jockey and Member of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly from 1987 to 1991.

Early life

Crow became the first disc jockey for community radio station CKSN-FM when it opened in 1971. He worked on the radio for four years.

Politics

Crow first ran for a seat in the Northwest Territories Legislature in the

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. He was defeated by

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who won the Keewatin Region electoral district in a three-way race. After his defeat he became involved in local politics for a number of years. Crow ran for a seat in the Northwest Territories Legislature for the second time in the

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. He won the

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electoral district defeating incumbent MLA

Moses Appaqaq Moses Appaqaq Jr. (born April 2, 1946) is a soapstone carver, former retail clerk, and former territorial-level politician from Sanikiluaq, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut). Appaqaq ran for a seat in the 1979 Northwest Territories general el ...

. He became the first blind lawmaker in Northwest Territories history. He served until 1991. Crow became the first blind legislator in Northwest Territories history. The legislature computers were upgraded to accommodate Crow with special computer software and printers capable of producing Braille documents.

External links

Interview with Charlie Crow MLA, ''Canadian Parliamentary Review''Northwest Territories Legislative update, ''Canadian Parliamentary Review''
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