Thank you.
I can send some documents to the committee with the research regarding well-being in connection to the language and culture.
The one thing I keep thinking about is that language encompasses everything. If we think about the Maori people and how they've started with their revitalizing of language, their mana.... We call it our snuw'uy'ulh, or our spirit. When you're speaking your language, you're strengthening your spirit. If you think of that soul wound that we have with the language loss, our connection to land and ceremonies, and all those pieces, it is collectively impacting us at all levels, if that makes sense.
I would like to follow up with some documents.