‘Third World conditions’: Many of Canada’s indigenous people can’t drink the water at home

  Chief Hector Shorting shows off some of his community's "undrinkable" water outside his mould-infested lakeside home in Little Saskatchewan First Nation -- the 14th worst community in Canada.  (BRETT POPPLEWELL / TORONTO STAR)

By Amanda Colettahttps://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/10/30/the_indian_reserve_little_saskatchewan_man_the_14th_worst_place_to_live_in_canada.html

 

TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY, Ontario — The picturesque villages on the shores of the Bay of Quinte, halfway between Ottawa and Toronto, have long drawn retirees from the cities. The towns are home to sandy beaches, art galleries, golf courses, wineries and, crucially, clean drinking water. None of the visitors has worried about whether the water is safe to drink.

But that’s not the case for the nearly 2,200 indigenous people about 10 miles away on the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte First Nations reserve. Six of its water systems are under long-term drinking-water advisories. Four of the advisories have been in place since 2008...https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/third-world-conditions-many-of-canadas-indigenous-people-cant-drink-the-water-at-home/2018/10/14/c4f429b4-bc53-11e8-8243-f3ae9c99658a_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.bdc90e3425f8