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Inuk Leader Mary Simon is 1st Indigenous Governor General of Canada

By Bronwen McKie on July 8, 2021

Retrieved from https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-gg-mary-simon-1.6091376

Inuk leader Mary Simon has been appointed the 30th Governor General of Canada. She is known for her extensive work in Inuit and Arctic advocacy and mediation and negotiation at provincial, federal and international government levels. She is the first Indigenous person to serve as Governor General.

 

  • The Governor General is the Queen of England’s representative in Canada
    • Learn more about the Governor General’s role and responsibilities by visiting the Governor General’s website
  • Learn more about Mary Simon
    • “4 Things You Should Know about Canada’s First Indigenous Governor General” by Darren Major, CBC News, July 6 2021

 

X̱wi7x̱wa Library resources containing work from Mary Simon:

Reconciliation & the Way Forward edited by Shelagh Rogers, Mike DeGagné, Glen Lowry, Sara Fryer

  • Features Mary Simon’s remarks from Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s June 11 2008 government apology to residential school survivors and Indigenous people.
  • Call number: No call number, but still available to borrow.

Uqausivut sivummuagutivut : our language, our leadership. A collection of texts / by multiple authors

  • Chapter titled “Good intentions are not enough” is authored by Mary Simon.
  • Call number: No call number, but still available to borrow.

The Day of the Apology: June 11th, 2008 = Jour de la présentation des excuses, le 11 juin 2008

  • A video of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s June 11 2008 government apology to residential school survivors and Indigenous people. Features Mary Simon’s remarks.

First Peoples and the Constitution, Ottawa, Ontario, March 13-15, 1992 : Conference Report of Co-chairs, Joseph A. Ghiz [and] Mary Simon

  • A report of a conference Mary Simon helped organize. She co-authored the opening and closing remarks.
  • Call number: J C66 F57 1992

 

Please contact X̱wi7x̱wa Library for additional research support on this topic:

  • Research Assistance email: xwi7xwa.library@ubc.ca
  • Information Services Librarian
    • Karleen Delaurier-Lyle
      karleen.delaurier-lyle@ubc.ca

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