Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Throughout the Northwest Territories, different aboriginal groups have taken it upon themselves to organize themselves and work on ways of protecting, preserving and enhancing their languages. Any initiatives such as this require resources, financial resources, human resources, et cetera.
My understanding from the Minister's answer is that the agreement between the federal government and the Government of the Northwest Territories is three to five years for renegotiations.
Will this department work with the aboriginal groups who are working together preserving the language, in developing a plan that will determine exactly what maximum resources are going to be required throughout the Northwest Territories for aboriginal language preservation based on that information, and negotiate the amount necessary? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.