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Outgoing AFN Chief Perry Bellegarde on reconciliation, and why he s still optimistic
As his time in office comes to a close this week, Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde says we need to seize this moment of understanding about the country’s history with Indigenous people “to chart a better Canada and a better future together.”
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Posted: Jul 06, 2021 2:48 PM ET | Last Updated: July 6
Perry Bellegarde has served nearly seven years as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, the political organization that advocates for the rights of more than 600 First Nations in Canada. A new chief will be elected on Wednesday.(Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)
It was very touching and it was something that I knew the ancestors were holding her hands as she was doing that.
Pita Aatami, president of the Makivik Corp., which Simon led in the 1970s, echoed that feeling of excitement in hearing the traditional Inuit language being spoken and represented at the announcement of the Queen s new representative in Canada Tuesday. I am sure that Inuit will be celebrating across Nunavik, Nunatsiavut, Nunavut, the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Alaska, Greenland and Chukotka today, Aatami said. 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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OTTAWA - When Mary Simon uttered her first words as Canada s next governor general in her native language of Inuktitut, a collective thrill was felt among many Inuit and other Indigenous people across Canada, recognizing it as a moment to be long remembered.
Mary Simon speaks during an announcement at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on Tuesday, July 6, 2021. Simon, an Inuk leader and former Canadian diplomat, has been named as Canada s next governor general the first Indigenous person to serve in the role. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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