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Tagak Curley
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<p>Tagak Curley <a href="/facts/Order_of_Canada/whrUUAHI">CM</a> <a href="/facts/Order_of_Nunavut/DCXR2ldW">ONu</a> (born 1944) is an <a href="/facts/Inuit/wJaIGexN">Inuk</a> leader, politician and businessman from <a href="/facts/Nunavut/aFaAad0W">Nunavut</a>. As a prominent figure in the negotiations that led to the creation of Nunavut, Tagak is considered a living <a href="/facts/Fathers_of_Confederation/GCtdfuxy">Father of Confederation</a> in <a href="/facts/Canada/cWWFM8oc">Canada</a>. He was born in a hunting camp at <a href="/facts/Coral_Harbour%2c_Nunavut/dWrH0GQy">Coral Harbour</a>, <a href="/facts/Northwest_Territories/au0ajf7T">Northwest Territories</a> (now Nunavut). </p>