Neskantaga
This First Nation Doesn't Know When They Will Have Running Water Again
The Canadian government says a new water treatment plant is coming, but Indigenous leaders say all levels of government have failed them and they don't know when the crisis will be averted.
Neskantaga First Nation Fires Contractor Tasked With Fixing Water Treatment Plant
The First Nation has the longest-running drinking water advisory in Canada—25 years.
Aboriginal Chiefs Plead for Help in Canada After Children Commit Suicide
“We need grief counseling, we need people that can work with the families that are impacted by these tragic losses, and that’s what we need immediately,” Chief Wayne Moonias of Neskantaga First Nation said.
These People Haven't Had Clean Water to Drink for 20 Years in Canada
Canada has 7 percent of the world's renewable fresh water, yet many First Nations live as second-class citizens with no access to clean tap water.
Canada’s Liberals Vow to End Rampant Boil Water Advisories on Reserves
"A Canadian government led by me will address this as a top priority because it’s not right in a country like Canada that this has gone on for far too long,” Liberal party leader Justin Trudeau said.
Canada's Waterless Communities: Neskantaga
In this episode, VICE heads to the remote Neskantaga First Nation in Northern Ontario where after 20 years under a boil water advisory, they have slipped down the federal government's priority list for safe drinking water from four to 19.