ITK president reflects on Mary Simon’s legacy as first Indigenous Governor General

OTTAWA — Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed says he’s proud of how Gov.

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Mary Simon used her time in office to seek a balance between her dual identities as an Inuk woman and the Crown’s representative in Canada — roles that some Indigenous people felt were inherently in conflict.

“Self-determination also means that […] ...