call to action 19
We call upon the federal government, in consultation with Aboriginal peoples, to establish measurable goals to identify and close the gaps in health outcomes between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities, and to publish annual progress reports and assess long term trends. Such efforts would focus on indicators such as: infant mortality, maternal health, suicide, mental health, addictions, life expectancy, birth rates, infant and child health issues, chronic diseases, illness and injury incidence, and the availability of appropriate health services.
This call to action connects to the effects water pollution has on the native reserves. It can reduce life expectancy, cause child health issues, chronic diseases and illnesses.
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Canada's obligations |
Residents in the reserves are struggling
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73% of first nations water are at high or medium risk of contamination
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) Article 29
- Indigenous peoples have the right to the conservation and protection of the environment and the productive capacity of their lands or territories and resources. States shall establish and implement assistance programmes for indigenous peoples for such conservation and protection, without discrimination.
- States shall take effective measures to ensure that no storage or disposal of hazardous materials shall take place in the lands or territories of indigenous peoples without their free, prior and informed consent.
- States shall also take effective measures to ensure, as needed, that programmes for monitoring, maintaining and restoring the health of indigenous peoples, as developed and implemented by the peoples affected by such materials, are duly implemented.
this is important for helping reserves have clean water by enforcing restoration caused by disposal of hazardous materials.
It will also prevent future disposal so reserves have clean water.
It will also prevent future disposal so reserves have clean water.
Citations
Gerster, J., & Hessey, K. (2021, January 29). Why some First nations still don't have clean drinking water - Despite TRUDEAU'S PROMISE. Retrieved from https://globalnews.ca/news/5887716/first-nations-boil-water-advisories/
Make it safe. (2020, May 27). Retrieved from https://www.hrw.org/report/2016/06/07/make-it-safe/canadas-obligation-end-first-nations-water-crisis Safe water for first nations. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://canadians.org/fn-water Government of Canada / gouvernement du Canada. (2021, April 12). Retrieved from https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/declaration/decl_doc.html Call to action [Https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/british-columbians-our-governments/indigenous-people/aboriginal-peoples-documents/calls_to_action_english2.pdf]. (n.d.). |
Osorio, C. (n.d.). Water is a human right. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/water-crisis-in-first-nations-communities-runs-deeper-than-long-term-drinking-water-advisories-148977
Mamakwa, S. (n.d.). We want clean water. Retrieved from https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/stefanovich-liberal-long-term-drinking-water-promise-1.5780403 Cheung, C., & Mike, J. (2019, October 17). The water crisis in First Nations Communities: An ELECTION Explainer. Retrieved from https://thetyee.ca/News/2019/10/17/First-Nations-Water-Crises-Explained/ |