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Indigenous Water Crisis

By Irash

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diseases in the water supply can harm and kill the people drinking from them

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being exposed to the water can cause effects ranging from difficulties in the liver and intestines to higher risk of cancer

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Why is the water in first nations communities so dangerous?

When Humans Rights Watch visited one of the reserves, they found traces of coliform (a bacteria found in the digestive tracts of animals and humans), E coli, Trihalomethane (a chemical that can cause cancer when ingested), and Uranium

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Skin infections related to the dangerous water supply were reported by Humans Rights Watch

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bad management of wastewater is partly to blame for the contaminated water supply

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too much water boiling can cause mold which deteriorates houses, leading to overcrowding

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boiling water can remove bacteria and viruses, but not toxic chemicals, which is present in some of the water supplies

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risk is sickness is still present from avoiding tap water or drinking less water than necessary, which are actions that happen in First Nations communities

What would be the short and long term effects of the indigenous water crisis?

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overcrowding and lack of running water contributes to the spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a bacteria that's resistant to most antibiotics, and affects indigenous people

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long term advisories affect citizens psychologically too, 16 youth between 2006 and 2008 committed suicide in one of the communities because of their living conditions weighing on their mental health

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people who are picked to be responsible for the community's drinking water depends on the location of the reserves

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the water in the communities on the 60th parallel (the northern half of Canada) are managed by the first nations community and the Canadian government, the chiefs and councils manage the testing of drinking water, giving out water advisories, and developing infrastructure

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communities on the 60th parallel are supported by the ISC (Indigenous Services Canada)

Who is responsible for managing the water supply in indigenous reserves?

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in British Columbia, the First Nations Health Authority support the indigenous communities, they advise communities on health, provide funding and support the monitoring of drinking water

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in the territories, the territorial governments manage the drinking water

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as of may 21, 2021, 107 long term drinking water advisories have been lifted

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the Canadian government works with indigenous communities to develop infrastructure, some of that infrastructure being water and waste treatment facilities

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as of December 1st, 2020, 1.82 billion dollars have been put into water treatment infrastructure

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How will the Canadian government fix the indigenous water crisis?

as of may 21, 2021, 67.3 of reserves have their drinking water advisories lifted

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Indigenous Services Canada is a group that works with indigenous communities to improve their quality of living

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the First Nations Infrastructure Investment Plan is a group that manages the infrastructure of reserves and plans investments

Some ways to help indigenous communities are

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donating to charities focused on indigenous communities

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volunteering in organizations that help indigenous communities

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hosting fundraisers

How can Canadians ensure that Indigenous people have access to clean water?

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sending letters to politicians to call for action against the indigenous water crisis

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some organizations that help indigenous communities against the water crisis that you can support are: Water First, Human Rights Watch, and True North Aid.

Bibliography

https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1506514143353/1533317130660

https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1476799826052/1533645622700

https://www.canada.ca/en/indigenous-services-canada.html

https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1440084290678/1533645718223

https://www.hrw.org/report/2016/06/07/make-it-safe/canadas-obligation-end-first-nations-water-crisis

https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1314034319353/1533665196191

https://www.queensu.ca/gazette/stories/water-crisis-first-nations-communities-runs-deeper-long-term-drinking-water-advisories

https://cca-reports.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/When-Antibiotics-Fail-1.pdf

http://www.mcscs.jus.gov.on.ca/english/DeathInvestigations/office_coroner/PublicationsandReports/PIK_report.html#P286_47517

https://truenorthaid.ca/how-to-help-first-nations/

https://waterfirst.ngo/what-you-can-do/

https://canadians.org/fn-water

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