Charlie Kakotok Evalik, C.M.
Cambridge Bay, Nunavut
Charlie Evalik has played a leading role in the social and economic development of Nunavut. Admired as one of the chief negotiators for the Tunngavik Federation, he collaborated on the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement settlement, and helped fulfil its terms as president of the Kitikmeot Inuit Association. He is also a founding member of the Nunavut Resources Corporation, which he co-created to diversify the economy and attract investment capital to the region. His decades of visionary leadership have inspired the next generation of business leaders in the north.