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Eva Qamaniq Aariak ((イヌクティトゥット語:ᐄᕙ ᐋᕆᐊᒃ), ; born January 10, 1955) is a Canadian politician, who was elected in the 2008 territorial election to represent the electoral district of Iqaluit East in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. She was subsequently chosen as the second Premier of Nunavut, under the territory's consensus government system, on November 14, 2008.〔("Nunavut names new premier" ), ''The Globe and Mail'', November 14, 2008〕 Aariak was the fifth woman to serve as a premier in Canada. ==Background== Prior to her election as an MLA, Aariak was the first Languages Commissioner for Nunavut.〔 Originally appointed to a four-year term beginning in 1999, her term was later extended for another year until December 2004.〔(Legislative Assembly Bids Fond Farewell to Languages Commissioner Eva Aariak )〕 In her capacity as Languages Commissioner, she was asked to choose an Inuktitut language word for the Internet; she settled on ''ikiaqqivik'', which literally means "travelling through layers" and refers to the traditional Inuit concept of a shaman travelling through time and space to find answers to spiritual and material questions.〔Katharina Soukup, ("Travelling Through Layers: Inuit Artists Appropriate New Technologies" ), ''Canadian Journal of Communication'', 31: 1 (2006)〕 After stepping down as Languages Commissioner she then went on to teach Inuktitut at the Pirurvik Centre in Iqaluit, and later owned and operated Malikkaat, a retail store in Iqaluit which sold Inuit arts and crafts.〔("Malikkaat: For all things Inuit" ), ''Nunatsiaq News'', November 10, 2006〕 She was later reappointed as acting commissioner in December 2007 after the resignation of then Languages Commissioner, Johnny Kusugak.〔 She has also served as coordinator of the Baffin Divisional Education Council's Inuktitut language book publishing program,〔(Nunavut @ Five )〕 as president of the Baffin Regional Chamber of Commerce〔(Baffin Regional Chamber of Commerce )〕 and as chair of the Nunavut Film Development Corporation.〔("Nunavut Film Makers Receive Support for Projects" ), Nunavut Film Development Corporation, November 24, 2006〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eva Aariak」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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