Kono Tattuinee takes KIA election – Northern News Services

December 15, 2019

Arviat’s Kono Tattuinee rode the strength of incredible support in both his home community and Rankin Inlet to be named the new president of the Kivalliq Inuit Association (KIA) during the recent elections.

Stanley Adjuk of Whale Cove placed second in the race, while two-term incumbent David Ningeongan was third.

Tattuinee, 57, said he wasn’t feeling very good about things early, as the early results had him falling behind.

He said the feeling of doom and gloom evaporated quickly, however, when the results from Arviat and Rankin came in, two communities that voted late due to blizzard conditions on Dec. 9 and 10.

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