If you've been following Shayla for a while, you know that this episode has been highly anticipated. This week, host Shayla Stonechild is joined by Inuk politician, Mumilaaq Qaqqaq. Mumilaaq Qaqqaq (ᒧᒥᓛᖅ ᖃᖅᑲᖅ), is an Inuk woman, Member of Parliament, and human rights defender. Elected in 2019, she is one of the few people to have given a speech in the House of Commons before being elected. The two dive deep into how Mumilaaq got into politics, her experience as an Inuk woman in the House of Commons, and why she believes her ideologies were different from other politicians. Shayla and Mumilaaq discuss the differences between Inuit culture and other Indigenous cultures, and what life is like in the North. Mumilaaq explains her experience with the NDP party, and what she plans on doing next.

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