Safe Water
What essential resource do all people need to drink, cook, and maintain their health?
Clean Water
Drinkable Water
These tiny living contaminants include bacteria and viruses that can come from sewage.
Biological Pollutants
Which First Nation community experienced the water crisis discussed in the presentation?
What emergency supply was delivered to help residents get drinking water?
Bottled Water
What natural areas, such as wetlands and national parks, can help protect freshwater from pollution?
Protected natural areas
What can spread through contaminated water and cause serious illness?
Diseases or Viruses
Lead and mercury belong to this category of dangerous water contaminants.
Chemical Pollutants
In what year was the community's water source changed from the Attawapiskat River to a nearby lake?
1976
What organization agreed to replace two reverse-osmosis units in 2019?
Indigenous Services Canada
According to the presentation, what is the name for an area of land where water drains into a shared water system?
Watershed
Name one health problem that polluted water can cause besides infectious diseases.
Organ Damage or Skin Infections
Rain washes fertilizers and bug-killing sprays from farm fields into rivers. What is this called?
Agricultural Runoff
In what year did Health Canada advise residents to minimize their exposure to household tap water?
2012
How much funding did the federal government provide for the new reverse-osmosis units in September 2019?
$337,800
What can soil do naturally to help protect groundwater when an ecosystem is healthy?
It absorbs rainfall, traps chemicals, and recharges groundwater
Why is providing clean water to every household important for an entire community?
It helps prevent disease/protects public health
Fertilizers can cause these organisms to grow excessively, forming thick green layers in water.
Algae
What everyday activities were residents advised to limit because of concerns about their tap water?
Activities involving household tap water, such as bathing and washing food.
Name one modern water-cleaning method mentioned in the presentation that could help avoid dangerous chemical byproducts.
UV light treatment or specialized filtration
Besides everyday use, name two things water represents for many Indigenous peoples.
Life, culture, and the environment? (Any two)
In 2024, approximately how many people worldwide still lacked access to safe drinking water?
2.1 billion people
Why can chemical pollutants be especially dangerous even after contaminated water is boiled?
Chemical pollutants can remain in boiled water and still cause harm.
Name a problem that contributed to Attawapiskat's difficulty providing safe drinking water.
The lake's water quality and limited flow during the winter.
Which three governments or communities agreed to work together on plans for a new water intake and treatment plant?
The governments of Canada and Ontario and Attawapiskat First Nation
What two approaches can be combined to develop effective and respectful solutions for protecting water?
Indigenous traditional knowledge and modern approaches to water protection