A recurrent theme in the testimonies of Residential School survivors is how their cultural and linguistic identities were adversely affected.
Mary Simon, Canada’s first Inuit governor-general and a native Inuktitut speaker, inspects the honour guard as she arrives at Rideau Hall in July 2021.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Linguistic rights are human rights that apply to majorities and minorities alike, not just at the discretion of those who hold power.
Mary 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.
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