9 7 4 . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁run ▁for ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁but ▁attempted ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁election . ▁He ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁the ▁r iding ▁of ▁Western ▁Ar ctic . ▁ ▁In ▁private ▁life , ▁F irth ▁had ▁various ▁care ers ▁as ▁an ▁air plane ▁pilot , ▁flying ▁instruct or , ▁broad c aster ▁and ▁fur ▁tr ader . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁active ▁as ▁a ▁Native ▁rights ▁advoc ate . ▁ ▁F irth ▁made ▁another ▁attempt ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁federal ▁election , ▁this ▁time ▁running ▁as ▁an ▁Independent ▁in ▁Western ▁Ar ctic , ▁but ▁was ▁again ▁un success ful . ▁ ▁F irth ▁subsequently ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁attempting ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁party ' s ▁nom ination ▁in ▁Y uk on ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁election ▁but ▁was ▁un success ful . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁Canada ▁from ▁the ▁North west ▁Territ ories ▁Category : New ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁MP s ▁Category : First ▁Nations ▁polit icians ▁Category : M ét is ▁polit icians ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁M ét is ▁people ▁Category : Ind igen ous ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁Canada <0x0A> </s> ▁T ych i ini