Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, MP McLeod. I will say that I'm in a similar boat to MP McLeod. My grandfather spoke four or five different languages. Now it's down to one: I've lost all of my traditional languages as well. The Government of Northwest Territories provides funding to the different in

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you very much. I won't speak too much to the operational side of the collaboration because I don't really get to see that side, but I know there are instances when I look at the news and realize that the federal government has given millions of dollars to indigenous govern

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I respect the fact that the Government of Canada wants to work directly with indigenous governments. As I said, I wouldn't stand in the way of that. To have the conversation with respect to how we can work more closely would get us moving in the right direction. Once we start hav

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you very much. Good afternoon. Dánet’eh, dze nezì. Thank you for inviting me here today. The Northwest Territories is the only political region in Canada that recognizes 11 official languages. Of these languages, nine are indigenous: Dëne Sųłıné Yatıé, nēhiyawēwin, Dinjii