Enuk Pauloosie is an Inuk Canadian, a former politician who was elected as the

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for the electoral district of Nattilik in the

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in the 2008 territorial election. His, now defunct, riding of Nattilik encompassed the communities of

Gjoa Haven Gjoa Haven (; Inuktitut: Uqsuqtuuq, syllabics: ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ , meaning "lots of fat", referring to the abundance of sea mammals in the nearby waters; or �ʒɔa evən is an Inuit hamlet in Nunavut, above the Arctic Circle, located in the ...

and

Taloyoak Taloyoak or Talurjuaq ( Inuktitut syllabics: ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ ), formerly known as Spence Bay until 1 July 1992, although the body of water on which it is situated continues to be known as Spence Bay — same as the body of water on which I ...

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Before politics

Enuk Pauloosie was born in

Spence Bay Taloyoak or Talurjuaq (Inuktitut syllabics: ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ ), formerly known as Spence Bay until 1 July 1992, although the body of water on which it is situated continues to be known as Spence Bay — same as the body of water on which I ...

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(now Taloyoak, Nunavut), in 1961.Candidates ready for election: Nattilik
- Northern News Services Online (accessed 2010-01-10). He had taken many jobs in both the public and private sectors prior to his

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to the electoral district of Nattilik. These positions included five years as a police officer with the

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in the communities of Baker Lake and Cambridge Bay. Pauloosie was also the General Manager of Housing in

, the Assistant Manager of the Kikertak Co-op in Gjoa Haven and a board member of both the Gjoa Haven Co-op and the local Hunters and Trappers Association.Enuk Pauloosie
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(accessed 2010-01-10). From 1995 to 1999, he served as the Planning and Land Administrator for the Gjoa Haven community, and has also served as the Lands Officer for the Kivalliq

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Association in Cambridge Bay and

Kugluktuk Kugluktuk (, ; Inuktitut syllabics: ; ), formerly known as Coppermine until 1 January 1996, is a hamlet located at the mouth of the Coppermine River in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada, on Coronation Gulf, southwest of Victoria Islan ...

Political career

In 2008, Pauloosie ran in the Nunavut general election in the riding of Nattilik. He campaigned on a platform of concern for housing, education (especially ensuring that more

traditional values are taught in schools), economic growth, municipal issues and tourism. Out of 663 electors, Pauloosie captured 229 votes, or 34.5%. This result was 32 votes (4.8%) above the next most popular candidate, Jeannie Kanayuk Ugyuk.Nunavut Votes 2008
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(accessed 2010-01-10). In June 2009, Pauloosie was suspended from sittings of the

without pay for the entire spring session for being "persistently absent without reasonable explanation from recent meetings of the Legislative Assembly’s committees and caucuses".MLA for Nattilik Suspended from Spring Sitting of the Legislative Assembly
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(accessed 2010-01-10). The motion to suspend Pauloosie was passed without opposition. He resumed his seat in the fall session of the Legislative Assembly.Enuk Pauloosie quits Nunavut assembly seat
/ref> In November 2009, Pauloosie called upon the Government of Nunavut to ban all of its employees from flying

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to support northern airlines such as First Air and

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.In the Nunavut legislature last week
- NunatsiaqOnline (accessed 2010-01-10). On 22 February 2010, Pauloosie presented a letter of resignation to

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, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. Pauloosie said that he was resigning due to personal reasons but did not expand on them. Clerk of the assembly, John Quirke, said that

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must be held within six months.Pauloosie resigns as Nunavut MLA
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Personal life

Enuk Pauloosie is married to his wife Celine and has two sons.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pauloosie, Enuk Living people Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut 21st-century Canadian politicians Inuit from the Northwest Territories Inuit politicians People from Taloyoak 1961 births Inuit from Nunavut