The New Reality: Why are some First Nations still without clean drinking water?

[@shaym6719]

Doing an assignment on this topic right now. After doing research I found out that the Canadian Government makes about 5 billion dollars a year and it costed them 1.8 million to fix 28 First Nations community's water. For YEARS the government neglected this issue and claimed there's "not enough money" to resolve it, yet they somehow (while making 5 billion a year) managed to throw out 1.5 billion a day for Canada during the pandemic for 2 months straight! ($91,500,000,000 for those months). In order for the government to afford that they had to save up for years and years and years! If that's the case, if they were saving up all of that money, why wasn't it put into fixing this crisis? This is all on the Canadian Government's website. It also says that clean/safe water is a right to all Canadians but here we are! Once again, our incompetent government has neglected the First Nations/Indigenous people and showed where they sit on the priority list.

[@benguay7985]

..History Professor at Trent University...David King..I gotta rant a bit...someone needs to explain very slowly and clearly to non-Aboriginal ppl that their taxes do not support First Nations. The truth is very few Canadians pay more into the system than they get out of it. They're taxes are not enough to even sustain their own standard of living let alone someone else's. Canada's massive wealth is because of natural resources and no other reason. And as everyone knows, not one stone came over on the ships for Europe. There isn't a village or town in Canada, not even a single detached household that is self-sustaining without natural resource wealth. It cost over $100,000 just to install a crosswalk light and that doesn't even include mainenance. $100,000 just for 5 or 6 blocks of pavement. Public Transit/highways roads and mainenance costs millions and billions. We haven't even discussed healthcare and education. Most all Canadians would have to live in high rise apartments for us to even have a chance at sustainability without natural resource wealth. The wealth comes from the Natural Resources and that obviously has not equally been spent in First Nations communities...yet it's existence did not arrive on the ships with the Europeans...it was already here...the estimated resource wealth in reserved lands alone is billions and billions of dollars and that doesn't included shared lands/treaty lands. Polticians need to act like adults and educate Canadians about this myth and tell their supporters that they're taxes alone do not even sustain them. They are not supporting Aboriginal people and never have.

[@TradBarbie]

Maybe if they didn't have to feed and support all the first nation people and they *worked??*

[@evanjohn6485]

W work I will be using it thank you!

[@Gabeasher699]

@@benguay7985wrong try again!

[@tnprsheepodog8456]

Clean water should be a necessity for all people of every nation, this is a world wide occurring problem that we should not still have.

[@MsTomas086]

This shouldn't be happening anywhere especially in First world nations.

[@dylanr8481]

Read the Indian Act, the Federal government has final say in any infrastructure built on reserve land.

[@hughjarse8944]

They could just build a well, like we all do. But, that would require work.

[@UnknownUser-xb1mp]

wells are not a good idea, its gonna freeze during the winter. so maybe a water pump, but if everyone else has tap water why should we be using ground water? we still gotta shower

[@hughjarse8944]

@@UnknownUser-xb1mp Yes. I agree with you. I’m not arguing about that.

[@almonzirmustafa6184]

I'm Disgusted and ashamed.

[@ChillDom]

Imagine settlers never came to this country. How did they use to use the water years ago ? Did they have access to clean water ? Sorry for my question I’m trying to learn more about these issues .

[@ChillDom]

@@youtubechampion9377 actually I kind of found out why . Cause settlers ruined their water resource and made it toxic and unable to drink .

[@ChillDom]

@@youtubechampion9377 your aware of the auction system they run? For the contractor ? Do you know about them ?

[@TradBarbie]

Exactly. They're weak and p×thet×c.

[@froilanbacelonia9467]

I can't image how they survived on those era

[@jamescross6109]

Purifying water is not impossible to do. It just sucks having to do it

[@queenu606]

This world never fails to disappoint me

[@bgsellars]

$16,000,000 ÷ 206 residents = $77,700 per person At 4.2 persons per household= $326,000 per household. A proper engineering study and forensic accounting study seem to be warranted. Eg Why is RO effluent specified to go to wastewater treatment? This restricts effluent flow making RO units less effective for a given permeate flow for both inorganic and dissolved organic separation. Eg A household water purification system can be bought for under $10 000. $10;000 × 100 'outlets' = $1,000,000. Say $2 million. Non-potable water pumping and distribution system extra. Say $2 million. Where is the other $12 million in 'value' gone? Yes, further investigation is warranted.

[@firstamendment5294]

Booze and drugs.

[@888Sunshine]

​@@firstamendment5294 You are judgemental and ignorant

[@darrelslugoski672]

First nations are treated like 3rd class citizens

[@georgestem2039]

By their own chiefs

[@wcg66]

@@georgestem2039 Yep, all the chiefs everywhere are all bad. Not the issues with ISC and scummy contractors. Did you even watch this?

[@georgestem2039]

@@wcg66 not all and those reservations prosper in comparison.

[@firstamendment5294]

Yet they have more rights than any other Canadian Citizen.

[@Iiixvxz]

@@firstamendment5294 do they??? In what way ☠️☠️

[@ethanbarc]

Congratulations on getting houses built and to have clean water in the First Nations across Canada 🇨🇦 and the United States 🇺🇸 good luck because they will not have any problems with the water 💧 crisis this time will be better

[@baileykar9131]

Tangi water

[@iriswigle]

Most rural people, First Nation, or, otherwise usually use well water or flowing river water and boil. I remember living on The Balsam Creek Reserve between Timiskaming, Quebec and North Bay Ontario sifting through well water to eliminate the mosquito larva swimming in the water. Water was the least of my problems. However, if one has electricity one can use a dehumidifier. The water is crystal clear as it is taken from the air. Most people in Toronto buy water rather than drink city water. I remember, as a young teen, making a face the first time I drank city water in Windsor it made me miss the mosquito larva it tasted that horrendous.

[@TradBarbie]

Exactly. These people are *so* p×thetic and r×c×st.

[@888Sunshine]

Our Govt is not doing enough for First Nations Indigenous community It is shameful that Canada can not do better for Indigenous people Where is WHO ? Why is this not seen as a human crisis ?

[@roadmonkey68]

Its the government infrastructure is the problem. INAC does not do any over sight, there is way too much money for one thing, when that money would cover it all. 1. Example GOVERNMENT gives 16 million for Water Plant, just the water plant, not the distribution or storage (water tower) 2. Architect designs a plant trying use up all the 16 million. Just the water plant, not the distribution or storage (water tower) WTP should be designed for where it is, cost to build, cost to maintain, is there industry nearby. None of these are taking into account. Where a simple high efficient conventional water plant will be more than whats needed, they will design a high tech nano membrane plant. 3. Engineer will cut corners to save money because of the high tech plant. This could be all addressed if they would just build simple conventional plants, use the rest of the money to build huge reserviors and better distribution system.

[@motherhoodsbeauty9279]

Why do they keep hired a bunch slackers who do a poor job? Government need to find people who will do better job at upgrade their water system.

[@matthewmann8969]

Because they are placed lowest on the hierarchy even lower then Inuits yeah

[@TradBarbie]

Still savages, but now they're begging...

[@queenu606]

Wow.. and I thought Canada follow human rights lil do I know.

[@dseaw810]

Why are the community members themselves not doing somthing about it. Start a fundraiser, sell the naming rights, take control of your own future. Apperently any government of any stripe is too unreliable to do it for you.

[@ethanbarc]

Man this rucked sucks a lot

[@mirandaceballos311]

OMG that's really sad 😢 I wish I could donate bottles of water

[@UnknownUser-xb1mp]

you could just buy a bunch of water and transport it urself. theres many ways to help

[@Jon-gm2sn]

Waiting for government to fix our lives will never work.

[@wcg66]

These are people forced to live on reserves after having their land stolen from them. We owe them drinking water, at least.

[@belindasmith8735]

They are not forced to live on reserves...they can leave anytime

[@HeyMJ.]

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[@stevechapman3249]

what can u do

[@benguay7985]

..History Professor at Trent University...David King..I gotta rant a bit...someone needs to explain very slowly and clearly to non-Aboriginal ppl that their taxes do not support First Nations. The truth is very few Canadians pay more into the system than they get out of it. They're taxes are not enough to even sustain their own standard of living let alone someone else's. Canada's massive wealth is because of natural resources and no other reason. And as everyone knows, not one stone came over on the ships for Europe. There isn't a village or town in Canada, not even a single detached household that is self-sustaining without natural resource wealth. It cost over $100,000 just to install a crosswalk light and that doesn't even include mainenance. $100,000 just for 5 or 6 blocks of pavement. Public Transit/highways roads and mainenance costs millions and billions. We haven't even discussed healthcare and education. Most all Canadians would have to live in high rise apartments for us to even have a chance at sustainability without natural resource wealth. The wealth comes from the Natural Resources and that obviously has not equally been spent in First Nations communities...yet it's existence did not arrive on the ships with the Europeans...it was already here...the estimated resource wealth in reserved lands alone is billions and billions of dollars and that doesn't included shared lands/treaty lands. Polticians need to act like adults and educate Canadians about this myth and tell their supporters that they're taxes alone do not even sustain them. They are not supporting Aboriginal people and never have.

[@user-ms6nx1tk4g]

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[@froilanbacelonia9467]

Amen

[@TradBarbie]

Amen

[@georgestem2039]

Because their chiefs keep the money for themselves mystery solved

[@wcg66]

Given how much control ISC has over the process, this is unlikely.

[@UnknownUser-xb1mp]

do you have any sources to back this up?

[@georgestem2039]

@@UnknownUser-xb1mp Canada gives Billions to them yearly yet they are always having issues why is this

[@LvBirbs]

🤦 I'm not first nation, BUT I'm very good in manege how to make drinkable water 👌🏼😁