Open AccessWater (What Are) We Doing
Author(s) -
Sawyer Junger
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
federalism-e journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2562-3435
DOI - 10.24908/fede.v20i1.13198
Subject(s) - indigenous , colonialism , incentive , natural resource , politics , political science , face (sociological concept) , racism , development economics , political economy , water resources , indigenous rights , economic growth , sociology , economics , ecology , law , social science , market economy , biology
Despite being a highly developed country with ample access to natural resources, many Indigenous communities in Canada currently face severe water insecurity. This paper will seek to answer the question of why such resource disparity exists in an otherwise secure Global North country. Through the lens of environmental racism, the political incentives that that have allowed this human rights violation to persist well into the 21st century will be examined. Ultimately, this paper concludes that Canada’s history of colonialism and federal framework concerning water structures be primary drivers in Indigenous water insecurity.