Members of Shoal Lake 40 First Nation joined a gathering in Winnipeg to share experiences from the other end of the aqueduct that brings Winnipeg its water.
The gathering in Stephen Juba Park was organized by 13 Fires. Shoal Lake 40 members Angelina McLeod and Roxanne Greene spoke at the gathering.
The First Nation has lived under a boil water advisory for 19 years. It was cut off from the mainland a century ago by the construction of the aqueduct.
In December, the City of Winnipeg, along with the provincial and federal governments, all committed to funding the construction of a road connecting the First Nation to the Trans-Canada Highway.
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