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“In Nunavik, we all know our new Governor General as Mary,” Pita Aatami, president of Makivik Corporation, which is the legal representative of Quebec’s Inuit, said in a statement released Tuesday.
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“We are extremely proud of her appointment as Canada’s 30th Governor General. This is a new chapter in Canada’s relationship with Inuit, First Nations, and Métis,” he added. “Having an Indigenous person as the Crown’s representative in Canada sends a strong message to the nation, and to the international community. This comes at an important time in our history as we collectively work towards reconciliation.”
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Nunavut MP apologizes for comments about fellow politician s Inuk identity
by The Canadian Press
Last Updated Apr 23, 2021 at 12:58 pm EDT
IQALUIT, Nunavut The member of Parliament for Nunavut has apologized for comments she made demanding a fellow politician prove her Inuk identity.
In a live Twitter video posted yesterday, NDP member Mumilaaq Qaqqaq asks Labrador Liberal MP Yvonne Jones to prove her Inuk ancestry and claims Jones is not an Inuk.
In the now-deleted video, Qaqqaq says that southern Labrador, where Jones has said her family comes from, is not an Inuit region.
Qaqqaq outlines her family tree, names her parents and asks Jones to do the same publicly.
Nunavut MP apologizes for comments about fellow politician s Inuk identity
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