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4. She was Canada s first Arctic ambassador In 1986, Simon led the Inuit Circumpolar Conference (ICC), a group created to represent the Inuit in Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and Chukotka (a Russian territory).  At the ICC, she championed two priorities for Indigenous Peoples of the North: protecting their way of life from environmental damage and pushing for responsible economic development on their traditional territory. Later, in 2002, former prime minister Jean Chrétien named Simon Canada s first Arctic ambassador. In the position, Simon worked closely with the eight other circumpolar countries to encourage co-operation in the region. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mary Simon arrive at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec, on Tuesday for Trudeau’s announcement that Simon will be Canada’s next governor general. (Image credit: Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

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