Name: Former head of Assembly of First Nations accused of sexually assaulting student in ‘70s
Uploaded: Thu Jan 29 2026 21:47:26 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Duration: 2 min 12 s
Description: Former AFN national chief Phil Fontaine is facing a civil lawsuit that claims damages for an alleged sexual assault in the 1970s. Fontaine and the Sagkeeng Education Authority are named in a statement of claim filed in Winnipeg earlier this year.

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Former head of Assembly of First Nations accused of sexually assaulting student in ‘70s