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Biography. Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon was sworn in on July 26, 2021, as Canada’s first Indigenous governor general. She is the 30th governor general since Confederation. Mary Simon was born on August 20, 1947, in Kangiqsualujjuaq, Nunavik (Quebec), to Nancy May (Angnatuk-Askew), her Inuk mother, and Bob Mardon May, her ...
Mary Jeannie May Simon CC CMM COM OQ CD (in Inuktitut syllabics: ᒥᐊᓕ ᓴᐃᒪᓐ; [2] [3] Inuktitut: Ningiukudluk; [4] born August 21, 1947) is a Canadian civil servant, diplomat, and former broadcaster who has served as the 30th governor general of Canada since July 26, 2021. Simon is Inuk, making her the first Indigenous person to hold ...
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Jul 6, 2021 · Inuit leader Mary Simon made history on Tuesday after she was named Canada’s first Indigenous governor general. She is set to become Canada’s 30th governor general since Confederation. At the...
Jul 26, 2021 · Indigenous leader and advocate Mary Simon has been installed as Canada’s governor general. Simon is the first Indigenous person to serve as the official representative of Queen Elizabeth II...
Jul 26, 2021 · Inuk leader takes over as Queen’s representative as Canada grapples with reconciliation, residential schools’ legacy and COVID-19 pandemic. By Nunatsiaq News. Mary Simon, an Inuk woman from Nunavik, became Canada’s first Indigenous Governor General Monday during a ceremony in Ottawa.
Jul 26, 2021 · Mary Simon is now officially the Governor General of Canada, after being installed in a pared-down but historic and culturally-rich ceremony. A prominent Inuk leader and former ambassador,...
Jul 6, 2021 · With files from CTV News' Sarah Turnbull. Inuk leader Mary Simon will be Canada's 30th Governor General, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday. She is making history as the first ...