Mumilaaq Qaqqaq

• Canada needs special prosecutor to investigate crimes at residential schools, Nunavut MP says

  Qaqqaq, who has announced she won't seek re-election, says crimes committed against Inuit children continue to echo through Nunavut communities.

  Canada

  Jul 8, 2021
  
• Child foster care is ‘the new residential school system,’ Nunavut MP says

  Mumilaaq Qaqqaq said she has seen far too many friends and Inuit in her territory dying by suicide and children being taken from their homes and placed in the child welfare system.

  Canada

  Jun 4, 2021
  
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• ‘My people need help’: Nunavut MP decries territory’s living conditions in new report

  Mumilaaq Qaqqaq travelled to communities in the Kitikmeot and Kivalliq regions in the fall and winter.

  Canada

  Mar 25, 2021
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• Nunavut MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq taking leave of absence due to health issue

  Mumilaaq Qaqqaq says she's been dealing with unspecified health problems in the year since she was elected to represent the northern territory.

  Oct 23, 2020
• Nunavut MP calls on Eskimos to change name after club tweets support for George Floyd protests

  A Nunuvat MP responded to the Edmonton Eskimos' tweet about the George Floyd protests on Sunday saying if the club was looking to understand, it should start by changing its name

  Canada

  Jun 3, 2020
• New report says Inuit women face ‘racialized policing’ in the Arctic

  The report examined how police respond to violence against women in Canada's traditional Inuit territory, known as Inuit Nunangat.

  Canada

  Jan 16, 2020
• 25-year-old Mumilaaq Qaqqaq is Nunavut’s next MP

  Mumilaaq Qaqqaq is now one of the youngest MPs in Canada after garnering 41 per cent of votes in the single-riding territory.

  Politics

  Oct 24, 2019