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ICC Canada Vice-President (International) Lisa Koperqualuk

October 27, 2020 • Inuit Circumpolar Council • Season 1 • Episode 4

In this episode we speak with ICC Canada Vice-President (International) Lisa Qiluqqi Koperqualuk. Topics covered include Lisa’s road to becoming the ICC Canada Vice-President, representing Inuit at international forums such as the International Maritime Organization (IMO), attending the UNFCCC COP25 Climate Change meeting in Madrid, Spain; and Lisa’s contribution to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) national inquiry in Canada in recent years.

She spoke with Selma Ford, Health Coordinator at ICC Canada in June, 2020.

Music is by Lisa Koperqualuk and throat singing partner Caroline Novalinga from Puvirnituq, Quebec. At the close of the podcast you can also hear Nelson Tagoona, Inuit throat boxing artist from Baker Lake, Nunavut. Additional narration is by Hazel Ootoowak, Project and Office Coordinator at ICC Canada.

For more information about ICC, check out our website at inuitcircumpolar.com or find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.