Alexander Charles Aviugana (1945-1994)
On May 1994, Arctic Canada lost a highly respected resident with the death of Alex Aviugana, age 49. Following a lengthy illness fought with selflessness and stoicism, Alex died in Inuvik, comforted by his wife Lena, their family, and close friends. Alex was born in the Mackenzie Delta near Aklavik...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64357 2023-05-15T13:07:57+02:00 Alexander Charles Aviugana (1945-1994) Beck, Tom 1994-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64357 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64357/48292 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64357 ARCTIC; Vol. 47 No. 3 (1994): September: 207–319; 319 1923-1245 0004-0843 Aviugana Alexander Charles 1945-1994 Biographies Co-management Community development Gwich'in Indians Inuit Inuvialuit Development Corporation Inuvialuit Land Administration Native land claims Native organizations Self-determination Aklavik region N.W.T Inuvik Inuvialuit Settlement Region waters N.W.T./Yukon Inuvialuit Settlement Region Mackenzie Delta info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion obituary 1994 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:32Z On May 1994, Arctic Canada lost a highly respected resident with the death of Alex Aviugana, age 49. Following a lengthy illness fought with selflessness and stoicism, Alex died in Inuvik, comforted by his wife Lena, their family, and close friends. Alex was born in the Mackenzie Delta near Aklavik and attended school at the Roman Catholic Mission in Aklavik for nine years, followed by high school in Inuvik. Alex's occupation as a hunter and trapper formed the basis for a deeply rooted sense of values that was successfully applied to the many roles and responsibilities he undertook on behalf of Inuvialuit society and Canada. Alex served with distinction on various Inuvialuit organizations including directorships with the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, Inuvialuit Development Corporation, and the Inuvialuit Land Administration. He served as chairman and director of the Inuvik Community Corporation and the Hunters and Trappers Committee, director and chairman of the Inuvialuit Game Council, director of Umayot Corporation, as a valued member of the Fisheries Joint Management Committee since 1986, and a member of the Alaska/Inuvialuit Beluga Whale Committee. These roles encompassed a spectrum spanning economics to environmental protection and enabled Alex to perform a pivotal role in ensuring that the intent of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement, signed in 1984, was diligently pursued. The Mackenzie Delta-Beaufort Sea Regional Land Use Planning Commission was established in 1987, with Alex as its chairman. With Alex's leadership, the Commission set what has since been described as a world-class standard for community-based planning. It is worth noting that this was the broadest, if not the first, formal cooperative effort involving both Gwich'in and Inuvialuit society. The resulting land-use plan has since become a basic reference against which other development proposals are measured. . Article in Journal/Newspaper Aklavik Arctic Arctic Beaufort Sea Beluga Beluga whale Beluga Whale Committee Beluga* inuit Inuvialuit Inuvik Mackenzie Delta Alaska Yukon University of Calgary Journal Hosting Aklavik ENVELOPE(-135.011,-135.011,68.219,68.219) Arctic Canada Inuvik ENVELOPE(-133.610,-133.610,68.341,68.341) Mackenzie Delta ENVELOPE(-136.672,-136.672,68.833,68.833) Yukon ARCTIC 47 3 |
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On May 1994, Arctic Canada lost a highly respected resident with the death of Alex Aviugana, age 49. Following a lengthy illness fought with selflessness and stoicism, Alex died in Inuvik, comforted by his wife Lena, their family, and close friends. Alex was born in the Mackenzie Delta near Aklavik and attended school at the Roman Catholic Mission in Aklavik for nine years, followed by high school in Inuvik. Alex's occupation as a hunter and trapper formed the basis for a deeply rooted sense of values that was successfully applied to the many roles and responsibilities he undertook on behalf of Inuvialuit society and Canada. Alex served with distinction on various Inuvialuit organizations including directorships with the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, Inuvialuit Development Corporation, and the Inuvialuit Land Administration. He served as chairman and director of the Inuvik Community Corporation and the Hunters and Trappers Committee, director and chairman of the Inuvialuit Game Council, director of Umayot Corporation, as a valued member of the Fisheries Joint Management Committee since 1986, and a member of the Alaska/Inuvialuit Beluga Whale Committee. These roles encompassed a spectrum spanning economics to environmental protection and enabled Alex to perform a pivotal role in ensuring that the intent of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement, signed in 1984, was diligently pursued. The Mackenzie Delta-Beaufort Sea Regional Land Use Planning Commission was established in 1987, with Alex as its chairman. With Alex's leadership, the Commission set what has since been described as a world-class standard for community-based planning. It is worth noting that this was the broadest, if not the first, formal cooperative effort involving both Gwich'in and Inuvialuit society. The resulting land-use plan has since become a basic reference against which other development proposals are measured. . |
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