Ms. Rosemary Cooper (Member, National Council for Reconciliation Transitional Committee) at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

[Witness spoke in Inuktitut as follows:]

ᖁᔭᓇᒦᒃ, ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑖᑦ, ᑲᑎᒪᔩᓪᓗ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᒍᒪᓗᐊᓐᖓᖅᓱᒍ ᓗᐊᕆ ᐃᑦᓚᐅᑦ, ᐃᐊᒻᐲᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᐋ, ᑑᓵᖃᑦᑕᕐᒥᒐᒃᑭᑦ ᐃᓄᑦᑎᑑᖅᑐᑯᓘ-ᑎᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᐃᓄᑦᑎᑑᕈᒪᖅᑲᐅᒻᒥᒐᒪ ᑕᒫᓃᓐᓂᕋᓂ, ᐋᒻ, ᑕᒃᑯᐊᓗ ᑲᑎᒪᖃ-ᑎᒃᑲ, ᐋ, ᖁᔭᓕᒐᓗᐊᕆᕙᒃᑲ ᐊᑦᓱᕈᖅᓱᑕ ᑖᑦᓱᒥᖓ, ᐋ, ᑲᑎᒪᖃᑦᑕ-ᓚᐅᕋᑦᑕ ᒪᓕᒐᐅᓚᖓᔪᒥ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᓱᖅᓯᒪᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑦ, ᐋᒻ, ᐱᒻᒪᕆᒋ-ᓚᐅᕐᒥᒐᑦᑎᒍ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᓂᐊᖅ.

[Inuktitut text translated as follows:]

Thank you, Chairman and members.

I especially want to recognize Lori Idlout, MP for Nunavut. I heard you speaking in Inuktitut so I wanted to speak in Inuktitut as well.

I appreciate those who worked hard when we met regarding how this proposed act should be set up. We know the important contribution of Canadians.

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