108. Mumilaaq Qaqqaq

This very special episode features a conversation with Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, the NDP MP for Nunavut. We touch on a wide range of issues and topics focused on life in the territory, its differences, challenges, problems, and joys. Listen to this committed, people-focused parliamentarian talk about her work, her constituents, and her colleagues and leader in the NDP, as well as some of the ups and downs involved in representing Nunavut and being a young female indigenous MP. It’s food for thought and a call to action. We hope you enjoy special theme music by permission from Nunavut-born songwriter Becky Han, as well. Come along for the commute without leaving your chair!

Links: Shed Dogs; this episode on YouTube; Mumilaaq Qaqqaq; Baker Lake; the sled dog slaughter; Mumilaaq’s housing tour; impacts of banning/limiting the seal trade; the Qikitani Truth Commission (FAQ); Becky Han; have a walk around the Sanikiluaq Street View; full tracks of this episode’s opening music and closing music.