Water

Documentary takes a critical look at the environmental public health challenge as expressed by First Nations peoples living in Canada. Duration: 30:15.

Book review of: Cross-Currents by Jean L. Manore.

Book review of: Cross-Currents: Hydroelectricity and the Engineering of Northern Ontario by Jean L. Manore.

History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 1992.

Calls for a national day of action stemming from the failure of the government to implement the Kelowna Accord.

Covers topics such organic contamination, internal corrosion control, Trihalomethane removal, operation of surface treatment plants, reverse osmosis and nanofiltration.

Food, Agriculture, and Resource Economics Thesis (M.Sc.)--The University of Guelph, 2014.

Northern Environments and Culture Thesis (MES)--Lakehead University, 2010.

Podcast of interview with the first Métis student to earn a Ph.D at the university. He discusses his research in chemistry and its applications in Aboriginal communities for the improvement of water quality. Duration: 34:35.

Reports the statistics on the duration, origin and number of advisories issued.

Chapter 5 of the 2005 Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development to the House of Commons.

Topics include: Aboriginal and Elders' perspectives on water, jurisdiction over water-works, comparison of federal and provincial water treatment regulation, progress report for improving water quality and treatment issues (1995-2001), case studies (Attawapiskat, Beausoleil, and Sandy Lake First Nations and Six Nations of the Grand River Territory), and findings and recommendations. Submission to the Walkerton Inquiry Commission.

A study on the health risks of rural communities tap water and its correlational to the purchasing of bottled water.

Public Administration Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2013.

Review indicates there is a need for more research funding and inquiry to inform policy decisions for improvements of water quality and health-related outcomes.

Looks at water and sewage treatment systems in 660 First Nations communities.

Geography and Planning Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2016.

Brief article discusses the issues surrounding water allocation to First Nations and the difficulties in resolving the problem due to conflicting jurisdictions.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.13.

Editorial advocates that utilization of technology and environmental sustainability solutions can come from both sides of the parties involved.

Looks at developing regulations for water and wastewater in First Nation communities across Canada.

Argues that fragmentation of jurisdiction and lack of coordination over different levels of government has led to gaps, uncertainty about responsibility, problems with accountability, and failure to protect source water. Further argues that the current model of using watershed management agencies is inadequate and government should be moving to Integrated Water Resource Management, which is a more inclusive and holistic approach.

Community Health Science Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Manitoba, 2007.

Looks at water rights and land use development and how the government tried to change the way American Indians used their land.

Environment and Sustainability Thesis (MES)--University of Saskatchewan, 2011.

Looks at the fund created in 2007-2008 for solid waste management, energy systems, local roads and bridges, and planning and skills development projects on reserves.

Representatives from Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, Canada Mortgage and Housing, Dept. of Health, and Office of the Auditor General answer questions about the Office's 2011 status report, which contained the chapter "Programs for First Nations on Reserves".

Analyses of current Provincial and Federal legislation because there is no regulatory framework that applies to drinking water and wastewater on reserves.

Introduces the themes of this special issue and points out that while the focus is on Canada the themes apply to indigenous peoples globally.

Environment and Resource Studies Thesis (MES)--University of Waterloo, 2012.

Attempts to explore institutions associated with water in First Nation communities and their effects on water governance and management.

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2012.

Determines water use patterns and characteristics that affect water insecurity and how this is being handled by the community.

Focuses on challenges and proposed and implement/attempted policy responses.

Article describes the key issues surrounding and the causes of the decline of the irrigation system; considers historical and institutional factors and makes focused recommendations for improving the state of the system.

Essay situates the #NoDAPL movement to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), within the historical context and the longer histories of Oceti Sakowin resistance against the trespass of settlers, dams, and pipelines across the Mni Sose, the Missouri River, and into Sioux territory.

"The goal of this study was to collect and organize existing information and to develop a set of recommendations to assist in the development of coordinated Federal policy."

Film about conflict between the Ts’il Kaz Koh First Nation (Burns Lake Band) and the Village of Burns Lake. In 2000 the municipality cut off water and sewage services to the reserve, which led in turn to the Band taking the Village to the Supreme Court of British Columbia.

Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--Wilfrid Laurier University, 2017. Focuses on the Six Nations of the Grand River, Oneida Nation of the Thames, and Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation.

Data sources: 2007-2011 First Nation and Inuit Health Branch program reports and the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) Pharmacy Claims database. Data from 2008-2010 First Nation Regional Longitudinal Health Survey (RHS), Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) and Statistics Canada are also included.

Information from First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (regional and national) program reports and the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) Pharmacy Claims database for years 2008 to 2012. Data from Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) and Statistics Canada are also included.

Data sources: First Nations and Inuit Health program reports, Non-Insured Health Benefits Pharmacy Claims, Regional Health Survey, Aboriginal Peoples' Survey, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC), and Statistics Canada. Covers period from 2009 to 2013.

Data sources: First Nations and Inuit Health program reports, Non-Insured Health Benefits Pharmacy Claims, First Nations Regional Health Survey, First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC), and Statistics Canada. Covers period from 2010 to 2014.

Data sources: 2011 to 2016 First Nations and Inuit Health Branch program reports and the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) Pharmacy Claims database. Data from the First Nations Information Governance Centre, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC), Statistics Canada and the Public Health Agency are also included.

Study involves five components: household interviews collecting information on dietary patterns, lifestyle and general health status, environmental concerns and food security; sampling traditional foods for contaminants; sampling water for trace metals; hair sampling for mercury; and surface water sampling for pharmaceuticals.

Study involves five components: household interviews collecting information on dietary patterns, lifestyle and general health status; environmental concerns and food security; sampling traditional foods for contaminants; sampling water for trace metals; hair sampling for mercury; and surface water sampling for pharmaceuticals

Study involves five components: household interviews collecting information on dietary patterns, lifestyle and general health status; environmental concerns and food security; sampling traditional foods for contaminants; sampling water for trace metals; hair sampling for mercury; and surface water sampling for pharmaceuticals Related material: Summary of Key Findings for Eight Assembly of First Nations Regions 2008-2018.