CLEAN, DRINKABLE WATER IS A HUMAN RIGHT
"Every family in this country (Canada) should have access to clean, safe drinking water and First Nations should not be an exception." - Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo

""Across Canada, 20,000 First Nations people live without running water or sewage. This is in addition to more than 110 First Nations communities where the tap water is not safe to drink. According to an expert study commissioned by the federal government, Canada has not provided First Nations adequate infrastructure and support to enjoy the same quality of drinking water as other communities.
Amnesty International""


In an article in the Edmonton Journal, Christina Doktor of the Alberta Federation of Labour writes:

"Despite living in a wealthy province in a wealthy country, amid the operations of oil and gas companies making mega profits, they [the Lubicon Cree] live in Third World conditions. Many homes lack running water or indoor toilets. There is no grocery store, no gas station, no health facility and no recreation facilities."

"Why, you might ask, is everyone -- the provincial government, the federal government and private corporations -- able to make money from oil and gas operations on Lubicon territory, while the band members themselves are left with next to nothing?"

Canada Native People and Poverty