Cathy Towtongie
Cathy Towtongie is a Canadian Inuk politician from Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in the 2017 general election. She will represent the electoral district of Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet.
Prior to her election to the legislature, Towtongie served two terms as president of Nunavut Tunngavik from 2001 to 2004 and from 2010 to 2016. In this role, she faced criticism when she publicly objected to Iqaluit's decision to raise a rainbow flag during the 2014 Winter Olympics in protest against the Russian gay propaganda law.
