Phil Fontaine
Phil Fontaine
Larry PhillipFontaine, OC OMis an Aboriginal Canadian leader. He completed his third and final term as National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations in 2009...
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The residential schools were designed to eradicate any sense of Indian-ness. They denied us the opportunity to learn about ourselves.
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This is an incredible opportunity for us, and we can't let it slip by.
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I know there are pessimists and cynics who think this process will fail. I disagree.
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It needs to be addressed immediately. We can't afford to wait,
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We have filed a class action suit because we want to secure a place at the table, ... We want to establish some certainty in the process, that the views of the Assembly of First Nations will be considered as an essential matter in whatever agreement is concluded.
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decades in time, innumerable events and countless injuries to First Nations individuals and communities.
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Any suggestion that one supports the objectives and the targets but not the approximately $5 billion allocated to these targets is of great concern to us because we won't be able to meet the targets without money.
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No one wanted to pull the plug before. That tells me they are listening and they see us as an important issue.
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Next year is going to be an extremely busy time for us. It's going to be a huge undertaking.
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It's been suggested that it will be a law of general applications with some exclusions.
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It's a wonderful day, ... I know that every moment has been worthwhile. Justice has prevailed.
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That is a national tragedy and an international embarrassment.
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We're extremely pleased. It's about symbolic recognition of the loss of languages and cultures.
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Unfortunately, many First Nations communities still lack the basic infrastructure to connect to the Internet,