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Phil Fontaine

National Chief · born 1944

Spoke publicly about his own abuse at residential school in 1990 and spent eighteen years forcing the issue.

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Life story

1. September 20, 1944 · Sagkeeng First Nation, Manitoba
   Born at Sagkeeng First Nation in Manitoba
2. October 1990 · Winnipeg
   Disclosed on national television the abuse he suffered at residential school
3. 1997 · Ottawa
   Elected National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations
4. May 8, 2006 · Ottawa
   Signed the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, the largest in Canadian history
5. June 11, 2008 · Ottawa
   Answered the prime minister's apology from the floor of the Commons

In the timeline

• 2008 — The residential schools apology

Sources

• Wikipedia article: Phil Fontaine
• Dictionary of Canadian Biography
• The Canadian Encyclopedia