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Lessons Learned through Community-Engaged Planning

Alternate Title
Manuscript 1338
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert J. Patrick
Laura Machial
Kendra Quinney
Len Quinney
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples-Part 1, April 2017, pp. 1-17
Looks at a community project to get safe drinking water through source water protection and water management.
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Lubicons Pressured to Give Up Self-Determination

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker , vol. 24, no. 12, March 2007, p. 10

Questions the federal governments' push to regionalize sewer, water and education on unceded lands, thereby hindering Lubicon self-determination.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.10.

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A Mixed-method Examination of Risk Factors in the Truck-to-Cistern Drinking Water System on the Beardy's and Okemasis First Nation Reserve, Saskatchewan

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lori Bradford
Cheryl Walder
Karlee McLaughlin
Rebecca Zagozewski
Lalit Bharadwaj
Canadian Water Resources Journal, vol. 43, no. 4, 2018, pp. 383-400
Water quality was measured at the treatment plant, in delivery trucks, and 142 household cisterns and taps from July to October, 2014. Risks were identified through monthly sampling and laboratory analysis, key informant interviews, and observation. Discussion of findings focuses on regulations and gaps.
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Multi-Barrier Protection of Drinking Water Systems in Ontario: A Comparison of First Nation and Non-First Nation Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dan Walters
Nicholas Spence
Kayli Kuikman
Budhendra Singh
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 3, Water and Indigenous Peoples, 2012, pp. 1-23
Based on four components: protection of source water, treatment and distribution of water systems, monitoring for established standards, and communications regarding threats to water supplies.
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National Assessment of First Nations Water and Wastewater Systems: National Roll-Up Report: Final

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Neegan Burnside

Purpose of research was to define current deficiencies and operational requirements of systems, identify long-term needs for each community and review sustainable, long-term infrastructure strategies for the next ten years. Recommendations grouped by infrastructure needs, operations and capacity, and regulations and guidelines. Ninety-seven percent of First Nations participated in study.

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No Running Water

Web Sites » Organizations
Contains links to a series of articles and video news reports which discuss the deplorable health and sanitary conditions that exist in northern Manitoba communities due to lack of potable water.
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The People of the Kattawapiskak River

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Alanis Obomsawin
National Film Board (NFB)
Ravida Din
Documentary examines the housing crisis facing Attawapiskat First Nation, which precipitated Chief Theresa Spence's declaration of a state of emergency. Duration: 50:14.
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Perspectives of Water and Health Using Photovoice with Youths Living on Reserve

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lori E. A. Bradford
Rebecca Zagozewski
Lalita A. Bharadwaj
The Canadian Geographer, vol. 61, no. 2, Summer, 2017, pp. 178-195
Looks at the use of photovoice and postervoice to connect with and provide a voice to Indigenous youth in regards to water and health issues on their reserves.
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Pipelines, Climate and "Indigenous Consent"

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Russ Diabo
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 27, no. 3, Winter 16, 2016, p. [?]
Article republished from The Eastern Door no. 37, September 16, 2016. Questions raised by the Standing Rock Sioux about the Dakota Access Pipeline and the Mohawk to Energy East Pipeline.
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Planning Around Reserves: Probing the Inclusion of First Nations in Saskatchewan's Watershed Planning Framework

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Warrick Baijius
Robert J. Patrick
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 5, Special Issue: The Impact of Reserve and Reservation Systems on Indigenous Well-Being, November 22, 2019
Results from a study which examines a dozen watershed plans indicates limited inclusion of First Nations in watershed plans created by the Saskatchewan Watershed authority.
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Qu'Appelle Valley Indian Development Authority Inquiry Flooding Claim

E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding the flooding of reserve lands submitted by Qu'Appelle Valley Indian Development Authority (QVIDA) that represents eight First Nations from the area. ICC recommended that Canada has a lawful obligation to the QVIDA over the flooding of their reserve lands. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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Quantifiable Progress of the First Nations Water Management Strategy, 2001–2013: Ready for Regulation?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alasdair Morrison
Lori Bradford
Lalita Bharadwaj
Canadian Water Resources Journal, vol. 40, no. 4, 2015, pp. 352-372
Looks at gaps in water service provision to on-reserve populations through a review of key policy documents and indicators of progress associated with key policies and actions put in place by the federal government and its agencies.
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Respect the Water #1

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Suzanne Methot]
Teacher's resource for Grades 5 and 8 utilizes the poem “Water/El Agua, video The Story of Bottled Water, and the article No Running Water by Helen Fallding to explore issues surrounding the environment, the impact of human behavior on it, and the role of the public engagement in maintaining healthy, sustainable ecosystems.
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Respect the Water #1

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Suzanne Methot]
Teacher resource for Grades 5 and 8 utilizes the poem Water/El Agua by Jorge Argueta, video The Story of Bottled Water, and article No Running Water by Helen Fallding to explore issues surrounding the environment, the impact of human behaviour, and how we can maintain healthy and sustainable ecosystems.
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Respect the Water #2

Alternate Title
Respect for Water no. 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Suzanne Methot]
Grade 6 educator's resource for teaching about Aboriginal perspectives on respecting the environment, cultural teachings about women's responsibility for water, and the relationships between all living things. For use with video about Ojibwa Grandmother Josephine Mandamin's walk around the Great Lakes, A River Ran Wild by Lynne Cherry, and "No Running Water" by Helen Falding.
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The Response of Okanagan Indians to European Settlement

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Duane Thomson
BC Studies, no. 101, The First Nations in British Columbia, Spring, 1994, pp. 96-117
Discusses why the Okanagan Indians failed to successfully integrate into the European socio-economic society because of institutional discrimination.
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