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Indigenous people need to control their own drinking water systems, say Manitoba chiefs

Manitoba – The province’s Indigenous leaders want the Canadian government to do more to respect the human rights of the country’s Indigenous people, and that includes giving First Nations communities more control over their drinking water and wastewater systems. The federal government’s methods for procuring water are outdated and flawed, says the grand chief of the Southern Chiefs Organization in Manitoba. Penticton Herald report | READ MORE