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Boiling Point!  
Polaris report finds water in First Nations communities a “violation of fundamental human rights”  
by Kim Petersen  
July 30, 2008

Neskantaga First Nation is one of the communities profiled in the Polaris report. It has been under a boil water advisory since 1995. “What other community do you know of in Canada that has been on boil water advisory for 13 years?" 

In May, the Polaris Institute, a citizen-focused think tank, released Boiling Point!, a report about the “violation of fundamental human rights” occurring in First Nation communities across Canada.

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    [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/boiling-point

URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/boiling-point