Rights of indigenous for clean water in canada

For years, First Nations in Canada have been denied access to clean drinking water. Many Indigenous communities have to deal with brown, sludgy water and the destructive health impacts.

why does a country like Canada does't a have proper access for clean to indigenous communities

for hundreds of years, many First Nation, Inuit and Métis communities have struggled with access to clean drinking water

For years, First Nations in Canada have been denied access to clean drinking water. Many Indigenous communities have to deal with brown, sludgy water and the destructive health impacts it brought. Some have spent years relying on boiled or bottled water

Some First Nations have endured decades of boiling their water before it’s safe to drink. Members of Shoal Lake 40 First Nation lived under a long-term boil water advisory for 24 years, from 1997 until 2021, when the construction of effective roads made the building and upkeep of a new water treatment plant possible.

In Canada, drinking water advisories are issued to warn people not to drink unsafe water. These are issued when there are problems with the water treatment system or the water has viruses, bacteria, parasites or chemical pollutants causing diseases and health problems.

advancing development of a legislative proposal for drinking water and wastewater with the Assembly of First Nations

engaging provinces and territories on source water protection to inform the development of the legislative proposal

protection of source water