Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you very much. Ms. Idlout, I appreciate your comments very much. You're right on. It's about sustainable, predictable funding for us to achieve our visions. Certainly, in our communities, in particular, our elders are disappointed that the language is not being maintaine

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Mrs. Gill. Funding is exactly what we want. We need a budget that will enable us to make our vision a reality and revitalize the Dene language, not only in schools, but in the community as a whole. We haven't received any funding yet. We've submitted requests, but the

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Mrs. Gill. That's really what we're asking for, funding to continue revitalizing the Dene language in northern Saskatchewan. We haven't yet received funding to continue or expand our language and culture programs. We still want to implement immersion programs to make

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes. Thank you. When we submitted our agreement with ISC and it was formalized in August 2019, that submission of our agreement included a comprehensive budget. The authority received acknowledgement from our leadership in our three communities that the authority would be respon

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Vidal. The only reasons we were given.... Our application was submitted in November 2021. On December 2, 2022, I finally received correspondence from Canadian Heritage, which said, “in a context of limited funds, I regret to inform you that at this time, the Depar

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you very much, honourable Chairman. Good morning, honourable members. I'm Gerry Guillet, director of education and CEO for the Athabasca Denesuline Education Authority of northern Saskatchewan. Our authority is very young in its establishment. We were first organized and