[1] He served as acting commissioner of the Northwest Territories between the retirement of George Tuccaro on 10 May 2016 and the appointment of Margaret Thom in June 2017.
[4] Kisoun was a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) for twenty-five years, from 1971 to 1996, serving in Tuktoyaktuk and Inuvik, Northwest Territories, as well as in Alberta and the Yukon.
After retiring from the RCMP, he worked for 17 years with Parks Canada, within the Western Arctic Field Unit, where he liaised with local schools and advocated for students’ science and cultural heritage education.
He has also dedicated time to the Muskrat Jamboree Committee and the Northern Games Society, most recently as its President and Chair.
[7] In February 2016, Herbert Nakimayak made a Members' Statement in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories about Kisoun's cultural contribution.