Talk:Paul Idlout

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The result was: promoted by Ltbdl (talk) 10:58, 21 February 2026 (UTC)

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Detail of Paul Idlout on $2 note

• ... that the first Inuk Anglican bishop appeared on a Canadian $2 note (detail pictured) in the 1970s?

• Source: "The Rt. Rev. Paul Idlout, the first Inuit bishop in the world, died on New Year’s Eve at the age of 90....A teenaged Paul Idlout, with his father and four other traditional Inuit hunters, were featured on the Canadian $2 bill in the 1970s, in a print made from a 1951 photograph taken on Baffin Island. Paul is the hunter crouching in the middle of the group." (The Living Church) "Anglicans elect first Inuk bishop" (Canadian Press/Toronto Star). "Of the six hunters on the note, two are still living: Elijah Erkloo and Ullattitaq Paul Idlout." Bank of Canada Museum

Paul Idlout at age 10

• • ALT1: ... that as a youth, Paul Idlout (pictured) was relocated to the high Arctic by the Canadian government? Source: "In 1955, Joseph Idlout, his wife, Rebecca Qillaq, and three of their children—Paul, Moses and Leah—were relocated along with other members of their community by the federal government from their home in Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet) to Qausuittuq (Resolute Bay) in the High Arctic. Paul would have been about 20." (The Living Church)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Washington State Ferries fleet
  • Comment: Alternative image to accompany ALT1

Moved to mainspace by Dclemens1971 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 36 past nominations.

Dclemens1971 (talk) 18:23, 14 January 2026 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article is long enough and new enough. Passes Earwig. Both hooks are interesting and verified. IMO ALT1 is more interesting tho. Article is sufficiently sourced. Both images are fine. QPQ done. PizzaKing13 (¡Hablame!) 🍕👑 14:56, 15 January 2026 (UTC)