David Qamaniq

David Qajaakuttuk Qamaniq is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the district of Tununiq in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in a by-election on September 16, 2019.[1] Prior to his election to the legislature, he was a mayor of Pond Inlet;[2] he ran in the same district in a 2011 by-election, the 2013 Nunavut general election and the 2017 Nunavut general election, losing each time to Joe Enook, and was elected in the by-election following Enook's death in office.

David Qamaniq

MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut for Tununiq
Assumed office
September 16, 2019
Preceded byJoe Enook
Personal details
Born
David Qajaakuttuk Qamaniq

February 27, 1961
Political partynon-partisan
consensus government
ResidencePond Inlet, Nunavut

He was a stage actor in his youth, who toured with the Tunooniq Theatre company to perform in Inuit stage plays.[3] He was most noted for his performance in David Holman's 1993 play Whale,[4] for which he received a Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role – Play (Large Theatre).[5]

Qamaniq filed a wrongful death suit against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in April 2019,[6] following the possibly racially-motivated shooting death of his son Kunuk in 2017.[7] He did not base his electoral campaign on the lawsuit, however, instead highlighting basic economic and community improvement proposals such as the construction of a new airstrip to serve the community, and the need for infrastructure facilities such as an indoor swimming pool, a playground, and a community hall.[1]

References
  1. "'It seems as though I'm dreaming': David Qamaniq elected as MLA in Pond Inlet". CBC North, September 16, 2019.
  2. "David Qamaniq, 58, to serve as newest member of the Nunavut legislature". Nunatsiaq News, September 17, 2019.
  3. Rod Currie, "Inuit actor has a Whale of a tale". Waterloo Region Record, April 14, 1993.
  4. Geoff Chapman, "Whale tale fun and informative, too". Toronto Star, April 23, 1993.
  5. "Dora Award nominations". Toronto Star, May 11, 1993.
  6. Kent Driscoll, "Pond Inlet family suing Nunavut RCMP after fatal shooting". APTN National News, April 14, 2019.
  7. Michelle Pucci, "Deadly Force: Family left wondering how young son died after fatal 2017 encounter with Nunavut RCMP". CBC North, April 14, 2018.
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