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Gov. Gen. Mary Simon warmly welcomed as she begins Nunavik tour
Mary Simon faced some tough questions in three languages on Monday, May 9, 2022, from students at the Jaanimmarik School in Kuujjuaq, a community in northern Quebec.
Canada's first Indigenous Governor General asked for briefing on the Indian Act
Canada's first Indigenous Governor General, within months of being appointed to the role, requested government officials outline what departments were doing to allow First Nations to move away from the Indian Act.
Tears of pride as Inuit watch Mary Simon become Canada's first Inuk GG
Sitting with her four-year-old daughter on her lap, Crystal Martin-Lepenskie had tears in her eyes as she watched Mary Simon become Canada's 30th Governor General.