Yes, I'd have to agree. In fact, a sad event in the last four months, just in my community of Neqotkuk, is that we've lost six speakers within that very short period of time. As the months and years go by, we are going to lose more and more of our fluent speakers and the knowledge-keepers of our language.
Since 2015, I believe the federal government has provided some funding toward core programs, as I have stated, within either the band schools or the provincial schools. However, we all know that core programs don't work. They don't provide a fluency within our languages. It's just like putting a band-aid over a huge cut.