Martha Troian

Indigenous water crisis

There are still no enforceable rules around drinking water on First Nations

After decades of Ottawa’s failures, at least one Indigenous organization is taking a do-it-yourself approach to ensuring they have access to clean drinking water
Martha Troian
9.6.17
Indigenous water crisis

Stories from the Indigenous water crisis

Many young First Nations people have never known what it’s like to have clean drinking water in their home
Victoria Ptashnick
Martha Troian
9.6.17
Indigenous water crisis

Water Week: A look at Canada’s Indigenous water crisis

We’re spending a week reporting on the lack of clean drinking water on First Nations reserves. Here’s why.
Hilary Beaumont
Martha Troian
9.5.17
prison reform

Inquest probes death of incarcerated Indigenous woman

Kinew James was a federal inmate at the Saskatoon Regional Psychiatric Centre.
Martha Troian
5.10.17
americas

Inside the Occupation by Indigenous Peoples That Has Spread Across Canada

A suicide crisis on the Aboriginal reserve Attawapiskat drew protesters, leaders, and mothers with young children in tow, to occupy offices of the Canada's Indigenous and Northern Affairs ministry this month.
Martha Troian
4.22.16
News

Young Indigenous People Forgotten in Mercury Poisoning Saga in Northern Ontario

Years after a paper mill dumped massive amounts of mercury into a nearby river, First Nation residents say the effects are still being felt today.
Martha Troian
6.3.15
News

Study Shows Residential School Sex Abuse Has Generational Impact

The study showed if an indigenous girl had at least one parent who attended residential school, they were 10 times more likely to be sexually assaulted later in life.
Martha Troian
5.12.15
News

Did the Government of Ontario Lie to Stop a First Nation Elder's Hunger Strike?

An activist says promises made by Ontario's Minister of Aboriginal Affairs were lies to get a First Nation Elder to stop a hunger strike.
Martha Troian
8.28.14
News

RCMP Won’t Disclose Where First Nation Females Are More Likely to Be Murdered

There are ten places in Canada that are the most dangerous for indigenous women and girls, but the RCMP won't publicly say where they are.
Martha Troian
8.21.14
News

Widespread Mercury Contamination in First Nations Communities Is Being Ignored

Years after multiple First Nation communities in northwestern Ontario were forced to deal with the fallout of extreme mercury contaminations, the damage lingers, and many of the victims remain uncompensated.
Martha Troian
7.31.14
Canada

First Nation Elders Are Being Shoved into Boarding Houses by Health Canada

Citing "lack of funds,' Health Canada is sending First Nation elders to overcrowded boarding houses
Martha Troian
7.5.14
News

First Nation Elders Are Being Shoved into Boarding Houses by Health Canada

When First Nation people have to seek health services outside their communities, the funding is provided by Health Canada through called the Non-Insured Health Benefits Program. But that recently changed, and community members say it’s led to atrocious...
Martha Troian
7.4.14
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