Lucy Kuptana

Députée de Nunakput

Ministre responsable d’Habitation Territoires du Nord-Ouest
Ministre responsable de la condition de la femme

Lucy Kuptana a été élue à la 20e Assemblée législative des Territoires du Nord-Ouest en novembre 2023 pour représenter la circonscription de Nunakput, qui comprend les collectivités de Paulatuk, de Sachs Harbour, de Tuktoyaktuk et d’Ulukhaktok.

Juste avant son élection, Mme Kuptana était directrice générale du Hameau de Tuktoyaktuk. Elle a également occupé le poste de membre du conseil d’administration de l’Administration scolaire de district de Tuktoyaktuk.

Pendant 22 ans, Mme Kuptana a été la directrice des opérations, des communications et de la culture de la Société régionale inuvialuite. À titre de bénévole, elle a été membre du conseil d’administration de la Inuvik Homeless Shelter Society, administratrice du Prix Inspiration Arctique, présidente de la Société inuvialuite des communications, membre du conseil d’administration de la Société inuvialuite de placement, membre du conseil d’administration des sociétés communautaires de Tuktoyaktuk et d’Inuvik, et membre du comité des Jeux de la jeunesse du Nord 2023 « Inuvialuit Piuyausiat » à Tuktoyaktuk.

Mme Kuptana est originaire d’Aklavik et a grandi à son camp familial établi sur les terres ancestrales du delta du Mackenzie. Elle a obtenu un certificat de niveau II et de niveau III en administration communautaire au Collège Aurora au début des années 1990 et y est retournée pour obtenir un diplôme en administration des affaires et en gestion en 2013. Mme Kuptana poursuit actuellement des études dans le cadre du Programme de gouvernance et d’administration publique des Premières Nations à l’Université du Yukon.

Malgré une carrière fructueuse s’étendant sur plusieurs décennies, Mme Kuptana attribue ses réalisations à ses parents et à sa famille élargie, à son mari, à ses deux fils et à ses deux petits-enfants. À ce sujet, elle dit devoir une grande partie de sa carrière à sa famille, aux aînés et à tous ceux qui se sont battus – et qui continuent de se battre – pour les droits des Autochtones et des Inuvialuits.

Le principe qui guide Mme Kuptana est de diriger avec respect et empathie et avec les connaissances et la volonté de travailler sans relâche pour le bien commun de ses électeurs et de tous les résidents des Territoires du Nord-Ouest.

Committees

Comptes publics
Lucy Kuptana
Nunakput
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Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

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Ministre
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Ministre responsable du logement des Territoires du Nord-Ouest, Ministre responsable de la Condition féminine

Déclarations dans les débats

Question 408-20(1): Housing Arrears Forgiveness and Repairs for Indigenous Communities
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 36)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this forgiveness arrangement has been an ongoing issue for a number of years. Housing NWT and this government's forgive hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars in housing arrears over the last 20, 30 years. We have to work with the clients at this moment. And we're working with a housing forum, which includes Indigenous governments, to review our policies to make these policies workable for the people of the Northwest Territories. Right now many of these policies are almost impossible for many to accomplish, so this is work that we're doing with...

Minister’s Statement 80-20(1): National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 35)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today I want to talk about gender-based violence.

Two out of 100 residents in the Northwest Territories have reported intimate partner and family violence to the police. As of 2019, Statistics Canada lists the Northwest Territories as having the second highest rate of police-reported intimate partner and family violence in Canada, and we know that not everyone reports these incidents to the police.

Women are disproportionally affected by gender-based violence. Gender-based violence comes in many forms, and some of the people experiencing this violence may not...

Committee Motion 47-20(1): Tabled Document 193-20(1): 2025-2026 Capital Estimates – Health and Social Services– Deferral of Department, Carried
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 34)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Vice-president of finance and infrastructure will describe major retrofit.

Committee Motion 47-20(1): Tabled Document 193-20(1): 2025-2026 Capital Estimates – Health and Social Services– Deferral of Department, Carried
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 34)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Vice-president of finance and infrastructure will reply to the question. Thank you.

Committee Motion 47-20(1): Tabled Document 193-20(1): 2025-2026 Capital Estimates – Health and Social Services– Deferral of Department, Carried
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 34)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, with me today, on my left is president of Housing NWT, Eleanor Young. And to my right is the vice-president of finance and infrastructure, Jim Martin. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Committee Motion 47-20(1): Tabled Document 193-20(1): 2025-2026 Capital Estimates – Health and Social Services– Deferral of Department, Carried
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 34)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. For the 2025-2026 Capital Plan, Housing NWT is funding our projects internally. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Question 378-20(1): Housing Waitlist
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 34)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I was trying to quickly look for the waiting list numbers for the Member while he was asking the question.

In terms of suitability for housing, again, this is work that's being done with Housing NWT. Suitability of housing requires many of our units to be modernized and improved. And this is something that I mentioned in the capital plan update last week, the ministerial statement that there's 364 units that were in the plan to be modernized and improved over the next couple of years. So this is an indication that Housing NWT is working, is planning, is looking at data...

Committee Motion 47-20(1): Tabled Document 193-20(1): 2025-2026 Capital Estimates – Health and Social Services– Deferral of Department, Carried
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 34)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. MLA Nerysoo is describing the older three-bedroom units that came into housing in the early 1970s, and they provided a tour of one of their renovated housing units. I'm not sure myself if these nine units are the units that are in question, so I will ask vice-president Jim Martin to provide some insight to that. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Question 378-20(1): Housing Waitlist
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 34)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Unfortunately, I wouldn't have that exact data at this moment, but I can commit to the Member to provide that to him for Mackenzie Delta riding. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Committee Motion 47-20(1): Tabled Document 193-20(1): 2025-2026 Capital Estimates – Health and Social Services– Deferral of Department, Carried
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 34)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Again, I noted that Housing NWT only has so much funds, so we have to prioritize the retrofits across the Northwest Territories and this list is the priority list at this time. Thank you, Mr. Chair.