translate English to French: Governments recognize that the health of a people is a matter of vital concern to its life, welfare, identity and culture and is therefore a core area for the exercise of self-government by Aboriginal nations.
Les gouvernements reconnaissent que la santé dun peuple est essentielle à sa survie, à son bien-être, à son identité et à sa culture; il sagit donc dun aspect important de lexercice de lautonomie gouvernementale des nations autochtones.