Career
Puqiqnak began his political career when he was elected mayor of Gjoa Haven, Nunavut. Puqiqnak was elected to the Nunavut Legislature in the 1999 Nunavut general election. During his time in office, he pushed the territorial government to develop better programs to promote home grown intuit art and discourage counterfeit carving from entering the marketplace.
He would only serve for one term as in the legislative assembly and chose not to run for re-election when it was dissolved in 2004.
He left politics to spend more time with his family. Despite leaving politics, Puqiqnak is still involved in community service.