Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 4, 1995
• Invested on: November 16, 1995

He is a living link with the past, whose experience as a whaler and with the old ways of hunting and fishing has been invaluable to his people and to all who wish to understand the Inuit culture. His knowledge of weather, ocean, land and ice conditions and his skills in living on the land have helped the Inuit survive during a period of rapid and tumultuous change.