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Rosemarie Kuptana
Activist · Politician · b. 1954
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About Rosemarie Kuptana
Rosemarie Kuptana is an Inuvialuk politician and advocate for Inuit rights, language, and self-government. She led the Inuit Broadcasting Corporation from 1983 to 1988, helping develop media that reflected Inuit culture and society. As president of Inuit Tapirisat of Canada, she represented Inuit interests in constitutional discussions and broader efforts toward Indigenous self-government.
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Read quote → ✓Source verified“Arctic sovereignty means having the ability to exercise one’s culture based upon the many characteristics that define a people, such as your language, your traditions, values, history, geography.”
Read quote → ✓Source verified“The preservation of language is the cornerstone of a culture’s survival.”