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Nellie Kusugak is a Canadian educator and author of Inuit heritage. She was born in 1955 in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada. She is the daughter of the late Inuit leader and former Commissioner of Nunavut, Tagak Curley. Kusugak attended the University of Manitoba, where she earned a Bachelor of Education degree in 1978. She then went on to earn a Master of Education degree from the University of Toronto in 1989. Kusugak has worked as an educator in Nunavut for over 30 years. She has served as a principal, teacher, and curriculum consultant in various schools in the territory. She has also served as a consultant for the Government of Nunavut on Inuit language and culture. Kusugak is the author of several books, including the award-winning children's book, A Promise is a Promise, which was adapted into an animated film by the National Film Board of Canada. She has also written several other books, including The Curse of the Shaman, The Shaman's Apprentice, and The Spirit of the White Fox. Kusugak is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Order of Canada, the Governor General's Award for Children's Literature, and the Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature. She is also a member of the Order of Nunavut. Kusugak is married to former Nunavut Commissioner, John Amagoalik. They have two children.

Popular As Nellie Taptaqut Kusugak
Occupation educator
Age 68 years old
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Born , 1955
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Birthplace Rankin Inlet, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut), Canada
Nationality Canada

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2010

Kusugak served as Deputy Commissioner of Nunavut from 2010 to 2015. She was appointed by Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Chuck Strahl, on 15 February 2010 and was sworn in on 25 February. On 11 April 2010, Kusugak became the acting Commissioner of Nunavut with the expiry of Ann Meekitjuk Hanson's term and served until the appointment of Edna Elias a month later.

1996

Kusugak, who received a BEd in 1996 through the Nunavut Teachers Education Program provided by Nunavut Arctic College (NAC) and McGill University, where she is listed as an adjunct professor, has been a teacher for about 20 years in both Inuktitut and English. Prior to her appointment as deputy commissioner she was an adult educator at NAC in Rankin Inlet.

1955

Nellie Taptaqut Kusugak ONu (born 1955) of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut is the fifth Commissioner of Nunavut.