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Jordin Tootoo has became the first player of Inuit descent to play in a regular season NHL game when he suited up against the Anihiem Ducks on opening night October 9, 2003. Jordin tootoo was born in Churhill, Manitoba. Tootoo is Rankin Inlet's biggest sports star ever and a role model for Inuit young people; a mural of him hangs in the local youth centre. The Nunavut territorial government features Tootoo and four local teenagers on an inspirational poster encouraging young people to stay in school and set goals. Jordin Tootoo was not the only family member with professional hockey aspirations: Jordin's older brother Terence played in 2002 for the minor hockey team in Roanoke, Va. Terence was found dead near Brandon, Man., in August 2002. The 22-year-old had committed suicide with a shotgun not long after being charged with impaired driving. Tootoo played for Brandon Wheat Kings (Western Hockey League, 1999-2002).