Abe Okpik
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For other uses, see Okpik (disambiguation).
Abraham "Abe" Okpik,[pronunciation?][1] CM[2] (12 January 1928 ā 10 July 1997[3]) was an Inuit community leader in Canada. He was instrumental in helping Inuit obtain surnames rather than disc numbers as a form of government identification. He was also the first Inuk to sit on what is now the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories[1] and worked with Thomas Berger.
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Born | 12 January 1928 |
Died | 10 July 1997(1997-07-10) (aged 69) |
Occupation | Inuit community leader |
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