Английская Википедия:Gerald Kisoun

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Gerald W. Kisoun (born 1953) was the deputy commissioner of the Northwest Territories in Canada. He was in the role from 2011 to 2017.[1] He served as acting commissioner of the Northwest Territories between the retirement of George Tuccaro on 10 May 2016 and the appointment of Margaret Thom in June 2017.[2]

Kisoun was born in 1953 in the Mackenzie Delta area and is of Inuvialuit and Gwich'in heritage.[3]

In 2015 Kisoun was awarded Canada's Polar Medal; in the citation he was described as a "well-respected Elder" who had "worked tirelessly at strengthening the awareness and understanding of northern Canada and its peoples".[4]

In February 2016 Herbert Nakimayak made a Members' Statement in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories about Kisoun's cultural contribution.[3]

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