National Chief Phil Fontaine - Response to Formal Apology 6 Minutes 53 Seconds
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June 11, 2008
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November 19, 2008
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Phil Fontaine's response
Canwest News Service
Published: Wednesday, June 11, 2008
The response of Phil Fontaine, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, to Prime Minister Stephen Harper's apology to residential school survivors:
Prime Minister, Chief Justice, members of the House, elders, survivors, Canadians, for our parents, our grandparents, great grandparents, indeed for all of the generations which have preceded us, this day testifies to nothing less than the achievement of the impossible.
This morning our elders held a condolence ceremony for those who never heard an apology, never received compensation, yet courageously fought assimilation so that we could witness this day.
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