Mr. Ronald E. Ignace at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

I lived in the city for a while, in Vancouver. I ran away from residential school and I went to and stayed in Vancouver, but I went home.

I think all our people go back to their home. There, they have the opportunity to learn about and engage in the traditional practices that we have. I know we have people from the city coming to our community to engage in our traditional games, our traditional ceremonies and cultural practices, and our funeral services. There's always a connection—a deep connection—between our language and our culture, our lands and our customs and traditions. It's indivisible.