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Tagak Curley is an Inuit leader, politician and businessman from Nunavut.

Background

He was born in a hunting camp at Coral Harbour, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut).

Career

As a prominent figure in the negotiations that led to the creation of Nunavut, Tagak is considered a living father of confederation in Canada. From to , he worked as a development officer with the federal Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.

Based on his experiences, Curley became politically active and took on leadership roles at the local level to promote better living conditions for Inuit in local communities across Nunavut.

From , Curley served as the Repulse Bay settlement manager.

He also acted as editor of the Keewatin Echo, the first English-Inuktitut newspaper in Canada.

He was a founding member and the first president of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (Inuit Tapirisat