Michael Amarook (1941 – 1998) [1] [2] was an Inuk Canadian artist, sculptor, and Inuit activist who served as President of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) from 1977 to 1978 and from 1979 to 1981. [3] [4]
His artwork has been included in the collections of the Canadian Museum of History, the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, and the Winnipeg Art Gallery. [2] He also worked as a printmaking director for Sanavik, as well as serving as one of its first directors. [5]
While President of the ITK its delegates voted unanimously to pass a resolution calling for the creation of Nunavut. [6] [7] [4]
Amarook was from Baker Lake (Qamani’tuaq). [2]