First of all, I don't think it was merely the individuals who took that position in residential schools. It was supported by government to “take the Indian out of the child”, as has been stated.
I for one am a residential school survivor and an escapee from a residential school. I've taken the opportunity to re-establish my sub-office back in the residential school, to symbolize the reclamation of our languages across the country.
No, our language comes from the land. Our languages are embedded in the land. If I may say so, when you lose the resource, you have no opportunity to speak about that resource or about your history. Our languages are connected to who we are [Technical difficulty—Editor]