Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: June 22, 1981
• Invested on: October 21, 1981

This forceful Inuit leader living at Igloolik has been a pioneer of the Cooperatives movement in the North. He has served as president of the Canadian Arctic Cooperative Federation, the largest single employer of Native people in the Territories. For his work in restoring the dignity of this people and improving their standard of living.