Mary Simon

Quebec Inuit pass self-determination resolution

27 March 2019 12 h 45 min — 29 March 2019 14 h 36 min Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Makivik Corporation, Mary Simon, Nunavik

Delegates at the annual general meeting of Makivik Corporation passed a resolution last week supporting negotiations towards self-government in Nunavik,

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Petition to get suicide crisis declared in Arctic Quebec breaks 50,000 signatures

21 January 2019 9 h 15 min — 25 January 2019 15 h 41 min CBC News 2 Comments indigenous, Inuit, Kuujjuaq, Mary Simon, mental health, Nunavik, Puvirnituq, quebec, Suicide, youth

Long-time Inuit advocate Mary Simon has started a campaign to get the number of deaths by suicide in Nunavik recognized

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Economic development in the North: The taboo no one wants to talk about

30 January 2018 9 h 11 min Heather Exner-Pirot 2 Comments Arctic Policy Framework, Economic development, economy, Federal transfers, Indigenous development, Mary Simon, politics, Society, sustainability

In August 2016, Mary Simon, the veteran Inuit and Canadian political leader, was appointed the Minister’s Special Representative on Arctic