Charlie Crow
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Charlie Crow is a former disc jockey and Member of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly from 1987 to 1991.
. He was defeated by Peter Irniq
who won the Keewatin Region
electoral district in a three way race. After his defeat he became involved in local politics for a number of years.
Crow ran for a seat in the Northwest Territories Legislature for the second time in the 1987 Northwest Territories general election
. He won the Hudson Bay
electoral district defeating incumbent MLA Moses Appaqaq
. He became the first blind law maker in Northwest Territories history. He served until 1991.
Crow became the first blind legislator in Northwest Territories history. The legislature computers were upgraded to accommodate Crowe with special computer software and printers capable of producing braille documents.
Early life
Crow became the first disc jockey for community radio station CKSN-FM when it opened in 1971. He worked on the radio for four years.Politics
Crow first ran for a seat in the Northwest Territories Legislature in the 1975 Northwest Territories general electionNorthwest Territories general election, 1975
The Northwest Territories general election, 1975 was the 13th general election in the Northwest Territories history. The election took place on March 10, 1975. This was the first general election since 1902 that all the members of the assembly were elected...
. He was defeated by Peter Irniq
Peter Irniq
Peter Taqtu Irniq is an Inuk politician in Canada, who served as the second Commissioner of Nunavut from April 2000 to April 2005.-Biography:...
who won the Keewatin Region
Keewatin Region, Northwest Territories
The Keewatin Region was a region of the Northwest Territories, in use as an administrative and statistical division until the creation of Nunavut in 1999...
electoral district in a three way race. After his defeat he became involved in local politics for a number of years.
Crow ran for a seat in the Northwest Territories Legislature for the second time in the 1987 Northwest Territories general election
Northwest Territories general election, 1987
The Northwest Territories general election, 1987 was the 16th general election in the history of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The election took place on October 5, 1987.This was the last election in which Elections Canada would administer the elections....
. He won the Hudson Bay
Hudson Bay (electoral district)
Hudson Bay is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.The riding consists of the community of Sanikiluaq.The current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Allan Rumbolt.-1999 election:-2004 election:...
electoral district defeating incumbent MLA Moses Appaqaq
Moses Appaqaq
Moses Appaqaq Jr. is a soap stone carver former retail clerk, and a former territorial level politician from Sanikiluaq, Northwest Territories ....
. He became the first blind law maker in Northwest Territories history. He served until 1991.
Crow became the first blind legislator in Northwest Territories history. The legislature computers were upgraded to accommodate Crowe with special computer software and printers capable of producing braille documents.