My name is Charlie Cahill, and I have lived
in Nunavut for the past ten years, and I still work 3-4 months each
year in the central arctic part of Nunavut, in the community of Gjoa
Haven, located about 300 km above the Arctic Circle.
I
worked for the Government of the NWT and the Hamlet of Gjoa Haven for
8 years as a community development officer, working with local hunters
and trappers groups, Inuit arts and crafts Associations and many Inuit
businesses. I also served on the local Education Committee, the Hamlet
Council, various community Boards and agencies, and recently ran a
close but unsuccessful race for MLA in the first ever Nunavut
Territorial election.
My presentation delivers current and accurate
information about the creation of Nunavut Territory and the lifestyle
of the Inuit people who live there. The Inuit represent 85% of the
population of Nunavut, and the presentation delivers an overview of
the life in Nunavut today, and insights into the transition that
Nunavut is experiencing.
I have a home in Nunavut and many close Inuit
friends, and so the presentation portrays Northern life with a
positive spin. The Inuit as a culture are resilient, resourceful,
gregarious and a truly unique component of our multi-cultural Canadian
identity.
Robert has been on the management team of Central
Arctic Services since 1999 and has given presentations on the Nunavut
territory in all provinces, Mexico and the United States. Robert has
extensive experience in the area of communications, public relations
and marketing. He has traveled extensively in the Arctic regions of
Canada and has lived and worked in a number of Inuit communities.
Robert has been involved in the marketing and
operations aspect of our company over the past four years and has
conducted in excess of 600 presentations across Canada. He has also
presented at numerous conferences, teachers workshops and professional
development days.
I
worked for the Government of the NWT and the Hamlet of Gjoa Haven for
8 years as a community development officer, working with local hunters
and trappers groups, Inuit arts and crafts Associations and many Inuit
businesses. I also served on the local Education Committee, the Hamlet
Council, various community Boards and agencies, and recently ran a
close but unsuccessful race for MLA in the first ever Nunavut
Territorial election. 
Robert has been on the management team of Central
Arctic Services since 1999 and has given presentations on the Nunavut
territory in all provinces, Mexico and the United States. Robert has
extensive experience in the area of communications, public relations
and marketing. He has traveled extensively in the Arctic regions of
Canada and has lived and worked in a number of Inuit communities.