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Post discusses racism directed towards First Nations people.

Slop pails sent to reserves

Chief David McDougall, of the St. Theresa Point First Nation, says what they got was a shipment of water containers and slop pails.

He says each of the four community also got a sewage truck, but they don't have the resources or fuel to run it.

McDougall says Ottawa is expecting 15 people in one house to share a slop pail rather than ensure the communities have running water.


I'm trying to imagine a white Canadian community getting treated the same way in the case of a water-related crisis, and failing.

Maybe they should have offered to dress "ethnic" for the photo op.

Re: O_O

Date: 2011-04-25 11:56 am (UTC)
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Thanks for setting me straight, I had no idea. But certainly, if the councils have good reason to avoid asking for the sanitisers, it underscores that there's a great need for the materials now that they are asking for them.

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