Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have a Return to Oral Question asked by Mr. Nitah on November 7, 2000, regarding the portion of the South Slave Divisional Education Council funding for teaching aboriginal culture.
In 1999-2000, the department provided the council with $1,060,000 for aboriginal language and cultural programs. This included $767,600 for language specialist teacher and classroom assistant positions and $292,400 to support the development of relevant program materials and interpretation/translation services. The department also provided the council with $97,000 from funding provided through the Canada-NWT agreement for French and aboriginal languages.
It was the responsibility of the South Slave Divisional Education Council, through its budgeting process, to allocate this funding to its district education authorities. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.