Elijah Erkloo is a former territorial level politician in

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. He was a Member of the Northwest Territories Legislature from 1983 until 1987.

Political career

Erkloo was first elected to the Northwest Territories Legislature in the

1983 Northwest Territories general election The 1983 Northwest Territories general election, in Canada, was held on November 21, 1983. This was the first election for the Council of the Northwest Territories with live television coverage of vote returns. Election results The election was ...

. He served one term and did not return after the Legislature was dissolved in 1987. In 2002, Erkloo sought to become President of the Qikiqtani Inuit Association. He ran against three other candidates finishing second to Thomasie Alikatuktuk.

Filmography

Erkloo appeared in the 1990 Canadian documentary '' Between Two Worlds''.

References

20th-century Inuit people 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories 21st-century Inuit people Living people People from Pond Inlet Inuit from the Northwest Territories Inuit politicians Year of birth missing (living people) Inuit from Nunavut {{NorthwestTerritories-politician-stub