At that time the riding of Nattilik encompassed the communities of Gjoa Haven and Taloyoak, Nunavut.
She became the second woman, along with Premier Eva Aariak, to sit in the 3rd Nunavut Legislature.
[1][2][3] In the 2013 general election Ugyuk ran, unopposed, in the newly created riding of Netsilik, which consists of Taloyoak and Kugaaruk.
She is a graduate of Nunavut Arctic College and was employed as a social worker.
She has also served on the hamlet council, the board of the woman's shelter and on the Anglican vestry and worked as a social worker.