Last December, I visited Curve Lake First Nation near Peterborough, Ontario, to interview Chief Emily Whetung about the water access crisis in her community. Curve Lake was one of three lead plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit, settled that month, that claimed Canada breached its legal obligations to First Nations for failing to ensure access to safe drinking water on reserves.
Almost one year after that, I traveled to a remote community called North Spirit Lake First Nation to continue reporting about the enduring boil water advisories on many Indigenous reserves.
