Freshwater Activity: Indigenous water contamination

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Discussion Questions Based on your review of the websites and videos, answer the following questions about the First Nations water crisis in Canada. Provide reasons, examples or evidence to support your answers in all cases. You may also use other sources to support your answers and should add citations for these if you do this. 1. How effective do you think the Canadian federal Government response has been so far? Do you think that the criticism of the Government’s approach as a “band-aid” solution is justified? (~100 words) 2. In relation to the situation of the Garden Hill First Nation in Manitoba, how effective do you think that the current solutions to managing the water crisis in this community have been? What do you think have been the main barriers to progress? (~100 words) 3. In Canada, the process of Indigenous reconciliation incorporates the need for First Nations communities to self-govern resources and have a more meaningful role in developing sustainable water management solutions. To what extent do you think that the solutions proposed in the videos fulfil this requirement? (~100 words) 4. Reflecting on the solutions proposed so far and on the call from political leaders for more creative solutions to addressing this deep-seated crisis, describe two further steps that you would you propose to ensure safe drinking water provision for First Nations reserves. (~100 words) This activity will be marked out of 8 points, with 2 points allocated for each response in relation to clarity and depth of reflection, relevance of rationale/argument, and provision of supporting evidence or examples in your responses. Marks will be deducted for poor formatting, grammar or spelling. Any work that is copied will receive a mark of zero.