Yes, that is a crucial aspect, and thank you for bringing it up.
Not being able to access health care in your own language makes it extremely difficult. We can see this in many areas of health care, but as one of the earlier witnesses said, imagine being in labour and trying to deliver your baby and not being able to speak in the language of the health care providers who are providing your care. Imagine the difficulty that presents at such an important time in being able to understand what is happening to your body, what health care providers are doing and what is going on in the room.
It's an extremely isolating experience, and then to be in the situation that a number of indigenous women are when giving birth far from home.... You don't have family members around. You don't have the support of your extended family or your community. It's very isolating and it does not improve health outcomes.