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KIA president to receive honorary degree Jeanne Gagnon Northern News Services Published Monday, April 18, 2011
Kitikmeot Inuit Association president Charlie Evalik will receive an honorary doctor of laws degree from the University of Alberta during its spring convocation, the university has announced.
The 59-year-old Cambridge Bay resident is one of 12 people receiving honorary degrees from the university in June. "Each of these honorary degree recipients inspires us with their dedication to excellence in learning, discovery and citizenship, here at home and across the globe," stated Chancellor Linda Hughes in a press release. Evalik is also the chairman and chief executive officer of the Nunavut Resources Corporation. "Evalik champions a transformative vision for Canada's North," stated the university press release. "He is a strong advocate for leadership roles for Inuit as decision-makers in development that respects both the land and its people."
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