By Justin Trudeau – Prime Minister of Canada, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=107329500
On Monday 26 July, Canada’s 30th Governor General, Mary Simon, was installed at Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Simon is the first Indigenous Governor General and the fifth female Governor General. An Ink woman from Northern Quebec, she is a historic appointment.
The ceremony featured several Indigenous elements; it typically is personalised to the incoming Governor General. During the pre-ceremony, Elder Sally Webster performed the Lighting of the Qulliq, an Inuit ceremony that celebrates hope and life. There were Indigenous performers, including traditional drumming and singing, throughout- Simon, her husband Walt Fraser, Prime Minister Trudeau, and Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau were welcomed to the Parliament Buildings with a drumming circle. Embed from Getty Images
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