Sheila Watt-Cloutier, Inuk, 1953-
She is a Canadian Inuit activist. She has been a political
representative for the Inuit at the regional, national and international
levels, most recently as International Chair for Inuit Circumpolar
Conference. Watt-Cloutier has worked on social and environmental
issues affecting Inuit, and has most recently focused on persistent
organic pollutants and global climate change. She has received
numerous awards and honors for her work, notably the Order of
Canada and a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize (2007). She
has been a political representative for Inuit for over a decade.
From 1995 to 1998, she was Corporate Secretary of Makivik Corporation.
From 1995 to 2002, she was President of the Inuit Circumpolar
Conference (ICC) Canada, and was International Chair from 2002
to 2006. Her recent work emphasizes the human rights impacts of
global climate change in the Arctic. A longer biography appears
in Native Leaders of Canada.
