Canada 150 Medals

On April 6, 2017, the Senate of Canada decided to issue 1500 commemorative bronze medals to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary. The medals are expected to be ready for issue by Canada Day.

Senator Patterson has been allocated 12 medals to award to Nunavummiut who have made positive contributions to their communities.

We asked Nunavummiut to nominate Nunavut’s unsung heroes. 67 nominations were received and the recipients have been selected:

MIRIAM NILAULAAQ AGLUKKAQ – GJOA HAVEN
SUSAN AVINNGAQ – IGLOOLIK
HEATHER DALEY – IQALUIT
JAMES EETOOLOOK – TALOYOAK
ANN MEEKITJUK HANSON – IQALUIT
BESSIE HAOMIK JOY – CAMBRIDGE BAY
GAMAILE KILUKISHAK – POND INLET
JIMMY MANNING – CAPE DORSET
POISEY MIKE – PANGNIRTUNG
DARLENE NUQINGAQ – IQALUIT
ROSEMARY ANGUGASAK SANDY – RANKIN INLET
PETER TAPATAI – BAKER LAKE

ᒥᐊᕆᐊᓐ ᓂᓚᐅᓛᖅ ᐊᒡᓗᒃᑲᖅ – ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ
ᓲᓴᓐ ᐊᕕᓐᖓᖅ – ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ
ᕼᐊᓚ ᑕᐃᓕ – ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ
ᔭᐃᒥᓯ ᐃᑦᑐᓗᒃ – ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ
ᐊᓂ ᒥᑭᔾᔪᒃ ᕼᐊᓐᓴᓐ – ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ
ᐱᐊᓯ ᕼᐅᒥᒃ ᔪᐊᐃ – ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᓯᐊᖅ
ᒐᒪᐃᓕ ᕿᓗᖅᑭᓵᖅ – ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ
ᔨᒥ ᒫᓂᖕ – ᑭᓐᖓᐃᑦ
ᐳᐊᓯ ᒪᐃ – ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ
ᑖᓖᓐ ᓄᕿᓐᖓᖅ – ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ
ᕉᔅᒥᐊᓕ ᐊᖑᒐᓴᒃ ᓵᓐᓂ – ᑲᖏᕐᖠᓂᖅ
ᐲᑕ ᑕᐸᑕᐃ – ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ

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