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One-on-one with Phil Fontaine

By CTVNews.ca Staff

Updated: March 29, 2022 at 2:14PM EDT

Published: December 31, 2024 at 2:14AM EST

Donna Sound speaks with former national chief and residential school survivor Phil Fontaine, who’s in Rome for the visit with Pope Francis.

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