Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 22, 2019
• Invested on: June 21, 2023

Pita Aatami, C.M., C.Q.
Kuujjuaq, Quebec

Pita Aatami has devoted his life to Nunavik and to the broader northern communities. While at the helm of the Makivik Corporation, he tackled complex issues pertaining to governance with vision and determination, notably leading the negotiations of the Nunavik Inuit Land Claim Agreement with the Government of Canada. As president of Air Inuit and as a member of such boards as the Canada Inuit Circumpolar Council, the National Aboriginal Economic Development Board and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, he has striven to enhance opportunities for Inuit nationwide.