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JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Winnipeg Free Press reporter Helen Fallding travels in a sled pulled by a snowmobile on the ice road to Wasagamack First Nation.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Winnipeg Free Press reporter Helen Fallding travels in a sled pulled by a snowmobile on the ice road to Wasagamack First Nation.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Elders Saul Harper and his wife Dorcas Harper (front) get water delivered by the band to a small barrel. Son Paul Harper and his wife Jesse Harper say it's unfair to expect elders to live this way.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Elders Saul Harper and his wife Dorcas Harper (front) get water delivered by the band to a small barrel. Son Paul Harper and his wife Jesse Harper say it's unfair to expect elders to live this way.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Paul Harper scoops water from his parents' storage system at Wasagamack First Nation. The busy home has no running water and shares treated water sparingly.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Paul Harper scoops water from his parents' storage system at Wasagamack First Nation. The busy home has no running water and shares treated water sparingly.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Water storage barrel at the home of Saul Harper on Wasagamack First Nation.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Water storage barrel at the home of Saul Harper on Wasagamack First Nation.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Many homes on Wasagamack First Nation are overcrowded, making it even harder to keep kids clean without running water.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Many homes on Wasagamack First Nation are overcrowded, making it even harder to keep kids clean without running water.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Damaged water truck on Wasagamack First Nation. Vandalism thwarts efforts to get water to local homes.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Damaged water truck on Wasagamack First Nation. Vandalism thwarts efforts to get water to local homes.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Elder Sam Harper retrieves water from Island Lake for his family.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Elder Sam Harper retrieves water from Island Lake for his family.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Louis wood's family maintains separate outhouses for men and women.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Louis wood's family maintains separate outhouses for men and women.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA At the traditional Kalicahoolie Lake hunting grounds, Wasagamack residents head out fishing.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA At the traditional Kalicahoolie Lake hunting grounds, Wasagamack residents head out fishing.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Sam Wood takes a drink from Kalicahoolie Lake, north of his reserve. This is traditional hunting and fishing area for the First Nation.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Sam Wood takes a drink from Kalicahoolie Lake, north of his reserve. This is traditional hunting and fishing area for the First Nation.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Aerial view of Island Lake near Wasagamack First Nation.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Aerial view of Island Lake near Wasagamack First Nation.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Aerial view of Wasagamack First Nation, where many homes have no tap water or toilets.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Aerial view of Wasagamack First Nation, where many homes have no tap water or toilets.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Aerial view of a dump in Wasagamack First Nation. Dumps scattered around the Island Lake region may be leaking pollution into the lake, creating a health risk for those people still drinking untreated lake water.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Aerial view of a dump in Wasagamack First Nation. Dumps scattered around the Island Lake region may be leaking pollution into the lake, creating a health risk for those people still drinking untreated lake water.

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