I had the honour and opportunity, as an elder, to be part of the ceremony to bring the Coast Guard under the navy. I worked with the Coast Guard a lot out of Halifax before they moved under the navy. I've shared the blanket exercise. I've shared culture with them. I've introduced them to the Atelihai program at the Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre, so that they have access to the culture and the elders from the Inuit community. I have introduced them, virtually, to the Inuit elders and seniors who I have met in my travels in uniform.
They are really working hard to make that transition easy for them by having sister communities so that they understand ceremonies and the culture. They're learning a little bit of the language of Inuktitut for when they travel to the communities, but they're also understanding that there are 51 different dialects of Inuktitut, so it's not the same in Nunavut as it is in the Northwest Territories. I think they're on the right track. They're working very hard to make sure they do it right the first time by moving slowly.
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