Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I did a presentation on Monday, just the other day, and we were talking about language and self-esteem. I asked a question: Who am I? Well, you can look at me externally and say, “You're an indigenous woman. You're an older woman. You might be a great-grandmother.” But nobody can tell by looking at me that I have worked years and years and years in post-secondary institutions and also in the community, which I think is very important.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  [Witness spoke in Swampy Cree] [English] My western name is Ida Bear. I am at the University of Winnipeg, not the University of Manitoba. I just want to do a qualifying statement. In 1967, I got involved in language and culture work. I remember sitting down on a Saturday afternoon with a few other people who were concerned about our languages in our communities—and we're separated, north and south.