Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon Governor General of Canada
From Warrior Life by Pam Palmater | Warrior Life Studios
June 21, 2025 · 30 min
About this episode
Pam Palmater interviews Mary Simon, the first Indigenous Governor General of Canada, in a special episode for National Indigenous Peoples Day 2025.
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon Governor General of Canada and Commander-in-ChiefHappy National Indigenous Peoples Day 2025!In today's special episode, I got to speak with the first Indigenous person to ever hold the position of Governor General of Canada - Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon.You can check out her website here:https://www.gg.ca/enCREDITS:Video, audio, editing - Mark PeacheyHost, writer, editing - Pam Palmater"A Letter to Canadians" video clip - Governor General of Canada"The Day of the Apology" video clip - Government of Canada (as GC Indigenous)Pictures, crest, and biographical information - Governor General of Canada websiteOfficial photos - Sgt Johanie Maheu, Rideau Hall © OSGG, 2021 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Pam Palmater
Guest: Mary Simon
Topics covered
- Indigenous Peoples
- Governance
- Cultural Representation
- Leadership
- National Identity
Keywords
- Mary Simon
- Governor General
- Indigenous Peoples Day
- Canada
- leadership
- cultural representation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Governor General of Canada, Government of Canada
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