Louis Tapardjuk (born January 30, 1953 in an
igloo
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Although igloos are often associated with all Inuit, they were traditionally used only b ...
northwest of
Igloolik
Igloolik ( Inuktitut syllabics: , ''Iglulik'', ) is an Inuit hamlet in Foxe Basin, Qikiqtaaluk Region in Nunavut, northern Canada. Because its location on Igloolik Island is close to Melville Peninsula, it is often mistakenly thought to be on th ...
,
Nunavut
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, Canada) was the
Member of the Legislative Assembly
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(MLA) for the
electoral district
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of
Amittuq
Amittuq ( iu, ᐊᒥᑦᑐᕐᒃ) is a territorial electoral district ( riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.
The riding consists of the communities of Hall Beach and part of Igloolik
Igloolik ( Inuktitut syllabics: , ''Iglu ...
from 2004 to 2013, having won the seat in the
2004 Nunavut election. He served in the Executive Council of Nunavut the Minister of Finance and Minister of Culture, Language, Elders and Youth (CLEY).
Prior to becoming an MLA in the
Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
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Prior to the creation of Nunavut as a Canadian territory on Apr ...
Tapardjuk was mayor of Igloolik and served as a board member of the
Tunngavik Federation of Nunavut The Tunngavik Federation of Nunavut (TFN, , ) was the organization officially recognized from 1982 to 1993 as representing the Inuit of what is now Nunavut, but was then part of the Northwest Territories, for the purpose of negotiating treaties and ...
.
In January 2009, Taparadjuk was demoted as Minister of Justice due to comments that he made concerning the mutuality of domestic violence between men and women. In an e-mail message dated January 21, 2009, Taparadjuk wrote: "Often, in cases of domestic disputes, both parties share the blame, but according to the criminal code, the person who gets physical is charged, even though the other party may have initiated the conflict. Often the male is charged even though the conflict may have been initiated by the female partner."
Three days after Taparadjuk's e-mail was sent, Premier Eva Aariak removed him as Minister of Justice, saying, "This government does not condone violence against women or men in any way, for any reason, which the line seems to imply."
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External links
*. Biography at the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
1953 births
Living people
Inuit from the Northwest Territories
Inuit politicians
People from Igloolik
Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
21st-century Canadian politicians
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