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Mary Jeannie May Simon CC CMM COM OQ CD (in Inuktitut syllabics: ᒥᐊᓕ ᓴᐃᒪᓐ; [2] [3] Inuktitut: Ningiukudluk; [4] born August 21, 1947) is a Canadian civil servant, diplomat, and former broadcaster who has served as the 30th governor general of Canada since July 26, 2021.
This is a partial list of Canadian Inuit. The Arctic and subarctic dwelling Inuit (formerly referred to as Eskimo ) are a group of culturally similar indigenous Canadians inhabiting the Northwest Territories , Nunavut , Nunavik ( Quebec ) and Nunatsiavut ( Labrador ) that are collectivity referred to as Inuit Nunangat .
This list includes notable visual artists who are Inuit, Alaskan Natives, Siberian Yup'ik, American Indians, First Nations, Métis, Mestizos, and Indigenous peoples of Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. Indigenous identity is a complex and contested issue and differs from country to country in the Americas.
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[1] This does not include non-Native American artists using Native American themes. Additions to the list need to reference a recognized, documented source and specifically name tribal affiliation according to federal and state lists. Indigenous American artists outside the United States can be found at List of indigenous artists of the Americas.
His father was a non-Inuit manager of the Hudson's Bay Company trading post in Fort Severight (now Kangiqsualujjuaq), while his mother was a local Inuk. [3] Among his seven siblings, his sister Mary Simon is a former president of Makivik Corporation, former diplomat and the current Governor General of Canada.
Inuit art, also known as Eskimo art, refers to artwork produced by Inuit, that is, the people of the Arctic previously known as Eskimos, a term that is now often considered offensive.
Native American women in the arts include the following notable individuals. This list article is of women visual artists who are Native Americans in the United States.. The Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 defines "Native American" as those being enrolled in either federally recognized tribes or certain state-recognized tribes or "an individual certified as an Indian artisan by an Indian ...