A recurrent theme in the testimonies of Residential School survivors is how their cultural and linguistic identities were adversely affected.
Former Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc Chief Shane Gottfriedson, left, speaks as hiwus (Chief) Warren Paull, of the shíshálh Nation, listens during a news conference, in Vancouver, on Jan. 21, 2023.
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This new agreement finally allows First Nations to decide for themselves how the funding will revitalize their language and culture independently of the government.
Senegal’s Saloum Delta.
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