translate English to French: The Regional Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, Ghislain Picard, confirmed in his closing speech that the meeting was the first step towards improving the condition of 70,000 Quebec Aboriginals.
Le chef regional de l’Assemblee des Premieres ´ nations, Ghislain Picard, a affirme, dans son discours de cloture, ˆ que cette rencontre etait la premiere etape dans l’amelioration de la ´ ` ´ ´ condition des 70 000 Autochtones du Quebec.