Avant les internats, avant la Loi sur les Indiens, nous étions des nations avec des responsabilités, des obligations et des devoirs clairs, et nous comprenions quelles étaient nos responsabilités.
The residential schools had many impacts that have been clearly or have been correctly pointed out. Prior to the residential schools, prior to the Indian Act, we were nations with clear responsibilities, duties and obligations, and had an understanding of what our responsibilities were.