Mary Simon
Mary Simon, an Inuit leader and former Canadian diplomat, has been named as Canada’s next governor general – the first Indigenous person to serve in the role. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau across the river from Ottawa Tuesday and said Queen Elizabeth approved the appointment. Simon, who was born in Kangiqsualujjuaq, in the Nunavik region of northern Quebec, is the former president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, a national advocacy organization for Inuit — CP Global
