Joe Arlooktoo
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Preceded byBryan Pearson
Succeeded byKenoayoak Pudlat
Preceded byMickey Akavak[1]
Succeeded byJamesie Kootoo[2]
Joe Arlooktoo | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly from Baffin South | |
| In office 1979–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Bryan Pearson |
| Succeeded by | Kenoayoak Pudlat |
| Mayor of Kimmirut | |
| In office 2000–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Mickey Akavak[1] |
| Succeeded by | Jamesie Kootoo[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 26, 1939 |
| Died | December 2025 (aged 86) |
| Children | 9, including Goo |
| Profession | Visual artist |
Joe Arlooktoo[pronunciation?] (June 26, 1939 – December 2025) was a Canadian visual artist, adept at soapstone and ivory carving, and a municipal and territorial-level politician who was a member of the Northwest Territories Legislature from 1979 until 1991. He was later a councillor in Kimmirut, Nunavut.
