Manitoba First Nation taking fight over clean water to the UN – News 1130

Feb 11, 2021

WINNIPEG – Clean drinking water is something many of us take for granted.

But Tataskweyak Cree Nation (TCN), roughly 760 kilometers north of Winnipeg, hasn’t had clean drinking water years, leaving those living there with no choice but to advance their class action lawsuit by involving the United Nations.

“We can no longer sit back and ignore this issue, because we know that water is life, right?” said TCN Chief Doreen Spence.

Spence was joined by NDP MP Niki Ashton and lawyer Michael Rosenberg Thursday to announce they’ve sent a letter to a UN investigator in an effort to force governments to take action.

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