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Simon was born Mary Jeannie May [4] on August 21, 1947, [7] in Fort Severight (now Kangiqsualujjuaq), Quebec, [8] to Bob May, who was from Manitoba and of English descent, [9] and to her mother, Nancy, an Inuk. [10] [11] Her father had relocated to the north in his youth [12] and became manager of the local Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) store ...
Mary Simon (sister) Johnny May (born 1945) is a Canadian Inuk bush pilot living in Kuujjuaq , known as being the first Inuk pilot in eastern Canada. He is credited with saving the lives of many Inuit in search-and-rescue missions and operating medevac airplane services to transport sick Inuit to health centres.
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 .
[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.
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.
Kelly Fraser, an acclaimed Inuk singer-songwriter from Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, who had been living in Winnipeg, has died at age 26.Fraser's music, and her advocacy on behalf of youth and Inuit throat ...
Steve Gardner, USA TODAY November 28, 2024 at 3:10 PM Mary McGee, the pioneering motorsports champion who was the subject of the Oscar-nominated documentary "Motorcycle Mary," has died at the age ...
The following is a list of Canadian artists working in visual or plastic media (including 20th-century artists working in video art, performance art, or other types of new media). See other articles for information on Canadian literature , music , cinema and culture .