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- First Nations communities have inherent water rights stemming from connection to ancestral lands. First Nations people have cultural obligations to their Country that will always exist.
www.commonground.org.au/article/first-nations-water-rights-and-activism
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Apr 22, 2023 · In December 2021, a settlement worth $8 billion was approved between Canada and certain First Nations, whose members who were subject to a drinking water advisory that lasted at least one year...
Jun 7, 2016 · The government regulates water quality for off-reserve communities, but has no binding regulations for water on First Nations reserves. Drinking water advisories alert communities when their...
This peer-reviewed article describes the worldview and sacred relationship of the Cree people in Alberta, as well as how colonial policy has created despair (pomewin) in Aboriginal communities and a state of disconnectedness from the water.
Dec 11, 2023 · Bill C-61, the proposed First Nations Clean Water Act, is the next step to ensure First Nations have clean drinking water for generations to come. It is the result of extensive consultation. In 2013, the Safe Drinking Water for First Nations Act came into effect, but First Nations were already calling for its repeal and replacement.
- Indigenous Services Canada
Dec 11, 2023 · First Nations have long called for safe drinking water legislation to meet First Nations' needs and priorities. Currently, First Nations communities do not have legally enforceable safe drinking water protections similar to what is in place in provinces and territories.
Oct 23, 2024 · Water is life. Nothing is more important than clean water. Yet, dozens of First Nations communities in Canada do not have access to safe drinking water. There are 32 long-term drinking water advisories in place in 30 First Nations reserves that prohibit drinking the water, and in some cases prohibit using it for any purpose.
drinking water, First Nations persons living on reserve (members of a disadvantaged group) are provided with the same essential services as the rest of the population.
