Canadian Heritage committee  I had the opportunity to look at the action plan for official languages for 2018-23, a five-year plan, and noted that the Government of Canada is going to share $2.7 billion with the francophone community outside of Quebec. That's for one language. Do the math. It's a point to po

Canadian Heritage committee  No.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes.

Canadian Heritage committee  I think all of us sitting here as well have had some great teachers. Our own elders and our wisdom keepers, our knowledge keepers, have encouraged us to move forward and to keep the faith and keep going, regardless of what happens. I'm a professor at the University of Toronto.

Canadian Heritage committee  I don't know.

Canadian Heritage committee  For our community, Oshweken Six Nations, as I said, we have an immersion school called Gaweni:yo. If you want to say it's faith-based, it's faith-based, but it incorporates all the sensibilities of a civilization. I try to debunk the term “culture” even in my university courses,

Canadian Heritage committee  I have a minute. I've had the privilege of organizing an immersion K-12 education system at Six Nations. Our graduates get an OSSD, an Ontario Secondary School Diploma. It's been going for some 30-plus years. It still functions at the back of a lacrosse arena. It's a funding a

Canadian Heritage committee  [Witness spoke in Cayuga] [English] I just wanted to thank the Creator in my language as well, who brought us here today to talk about our intellect and our languages. I want to thank the Creator for that. [Witness spoke in Cayuga] [English] My real name is Taehowehs. My