Background Drinking water insecurity and related health outcomes often disproportionately
impact Indigenous communities internationally. Understanding media coverage of these …

Source water protection has gained considerable attention in the water resources literature
particularly after several well publicized (non-First Nations) water contamination events in …

First Nation communities in Canada are disproportionately plagued by undrinkable water
and insufficient household sanitation. In addition, water resource management in First …

Canada's Aboriginal peoples face a number of social and health issues. Research shows
that Aboriginal youths are over-represented in the criminal justice system and youth forensic …

One of the highest self-reported incidence rates of acute gastrointestinal illness (AGI) in the
global peer-reviewed literature occurs in Inuit communities in the Canadian Arctic. This high …

Concerns regarding the safety and aesthetic qualities of one's municipal drinking water
supply are important factors influencing drinking water perceptions and consumption …

Access to drinkable water is essential to human life. The consequence of unsafe drinking
water can be damaging to communities and catastrophic to human health. Today, one in five …

Drinking water security is a serious issue for many First Nations reserve communities in
Canada. Over the last decade, CAD $2 billion has been invested to improve the situation by …

I. INTRODUCTION ndigenous communities experience a greater rate of displacement from
flooding than non-Indigenous people, which contributes to these communities having worse …

This article examines the discourse surrounding issues affecting Indigenous peoples within
the Canadian mainstream media. We compare the coverage of two cases of water …