Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'm going to speak in my language today.

(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'll speak in my own language today. The day before yesterday I spoke in English, but today I'm going to be speaking my own language. We the native people, the elders are the ones that have taught us to be the people that we are today. So whatever the elders taught to us, it is very important for us. They tell us about long ago and about the different ways things are today. So the kind of people we turn out to be and the way we live, we learn from their example. Today we live in a dual culture, but we still rely on their words and what they taught us. We rely on the elders' traditional knowledge to be the people we are today, and they tell us about the lifestyles that they've had in the past. So we remember their words and I'd like to thank all the elders for that. Their words, their lessons are very strong and stay with us. They really think about self-government. What they've told us and the words they have given us, we remember those and their words will be in how the government works. Maybe if we keep doing this, our future will be secure. For whatever our elders have done for us in the past up to today, I'd like to thank them very much for it. Thank you.

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