Canada | 1st Indigenous governor-general Inuk leader Mary Simon becomes Canada's 1st Indigenous governor-general
Ottawa/IBNS: Mary Simon, the Inuk leader and former ambassador, has been chosen as the first indegenous governor-general of Canada.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, during a news conference across the river from Parliament Hill, has announced that the Queen has accepted his recommendation to appoint Simon as the 30th governor-general of Canada.
"We are extremely proud of her appointment," said the president of Makivik Corp, Pita Aatami in a statement on Wednesday.
"This is a new chapter in Canada's relationship with Inuit, First Nations, and Métis. Having an Indigenous person as the Crown's representative in Canada sends a strong message to the nation, and to the international community," Corp said.
Born to a local Inuk woman and a fur trader father who worked at a Hudson's Bay Company outpost, Simon is an Inuk from Kuujjuaq, a village on the coast of Ungava Bay in northeastern Quebec.
"I can confidently say that my appointment is a historic and inspirational moment for Canada and an important step forward on the long path towards reconciliation," said Simon from the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que.
"Indeed, my appointment comes at an especially reflective and dynamic time in our shared history," Simon added.
(Reporting by Asha Bajaj)
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