Nunatsiaq News: PJ Akeeagok acclaimed to second term as QIA president
Qikiqtani Inuit Association President PJ Akeeagok will serve a second term, after being acclaimed to the position Nov. 2.
Friday was the deadline for candidates to file nomination papers to run for QIA president or for community director in seven Baffin communities. Election day is Dec. 10.
Akeeagok became president of the QIA after a narrow victory in December 2014 when, after a recount, he won two votes more than second-place candidate Mikidjuk Akavak.
Over his first four-year term, Akeeagok sought to spend more time in Baffin communities to meet with beneficiaries; win more benefits for Qikiqtani Inuit through an amended Inuit impact and benefit agreement with Baffinland Iron Mines Corp., and moved to explore Inuit self-government in Nunavut.
