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标题：Water and Indigenous Peoples: Canada’s Paradox
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作者：Jerry P. White ; Laura Murphy ; Nicholas Spence 等
期刊名称：International Indigenous Policy Journal
电子版ISSN：1916-5781
出版年度：2012
卷号：3
期号：3
出版社：University of Western Ontario
摘要：The condition of water safety and quality on reserve has been a growing concern in Canada. Despite a substantial amount of funding allocated toward improving water infrastructure on reserve, an alarming proportion of communities face boil and drinking water advisories. To understand why this paradox and problem persists, this article will work through the issues and nuances that have created unsafe drinking water on reserve, proposed remedies, and policy implications. To do so, the role of the Government of Canada is reviewed first because reserve land is under federal jurisdiction. Following this, the article will discuss the standpoints of the Assembly of First Nations and other Indigenous groups on the water crisis, and will draw upon focus groups within First Nations that we conducted. To contextualize the water issue on reserve in Canada, a comparison with the United States is then drawn.