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JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Aerial view of St. Theresa Point First Nation. Homes are spread out across bedrock, making it expensive to lay water pipes.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Aerial view of St. Theresa Point First Nation. Homes are spread out across bedrock, making it expensive to lay water pipes.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Aerial view of St. Theresa Point First Nation, where many homes have no running water.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Aerial view of St. Theresa Point First Nation, where many homes have no running water.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA St. Theresa Point First Nation is surrounded by freshwater, but that doesn't mean it's easy to find a clean glass of it to drink.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA St. Theresa Point First Nation is surrounded by freshwater, but that doesn't mean it's easy to find a clean glass of it to drink.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Kids swim in Island Lake.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Kids swim in Island Lake.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Kids swim in Island Lake. There's plenty of fresh water in the area, but it's not piped to every home.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Kids swim in Island Lake. There's plenty of fresh water in the area, but it's not piped to every home.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Geordie Rae carries a water bucket in the hot sun from a neighbour's house to his family. For years, he and his wife, children and father-in-law have lived with no running water.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Geordie Rae carries a water bucket in the hot sun from a neighbour's house to his family. For years, he and his wife, children and father-in-law have lived with no running water.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Geordie Rae carries water in the hot sun to his family.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Geordie Rae carries water in the hot sun to his family.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Geordie Rae takes a break in the family home after hauling water.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Geordie Rae takes a break in the family home after hauling water.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Elder Zach Harper is recovering from his fight with tuberculosis. For years, the family has lived with no running water.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Elder Zach Harper is recovering from his fight with tuberculosis. For years, the family has lived with no running water.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Zach Harper shows his scars from operations related to tuberculosis. It's hard for the elder to look after himself without running water.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Zach Harper shows his scars from operations related to tuberculosis. It's hard for the elder to look after himself without running water.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Lucas Rae, 2, in his grandfather Zach Harper's home.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Lucas Rae, 2, in his grandfather Zach Harper's home.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Youngster Lucas Rae peers around the corner of the family home. With no running water, simple tasks such as cleaning are difficult.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Youngster Lucas Rae peers around the corner of the family home. With no running water, simple tasks such as cleaning are difficult.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Lucas Rae in his home. Keeping kids clean with no running water is a difficult chore.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Lucas Rae in his home. Keeping kids clean with no running water is a difficult chore.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA The family bathroom in the Harper home has a slop pail that makes the house stink on hot days. With no running water in the home, bags of dirty laundry also pile up.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA The family bathroom in the Harper home has a slop pail that makes the house stink on hot days. With no running water in the home, bags of dirty laundry also pile up.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA The family bathroom in the Harper home has a slop pail and a basin of water used as a makeshift sink.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA The family bathroom in the Harper home has a slop pail and a basin of water used as a makeshift sink.
Geordie Rae from St.Theresa Point First Nation dumps a slop pail full of sewage in a dump outside his home.
Geordie Rae from St.Theresa Point First Nation dumps a slop pail full of sewage in a dump outside his home.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Rose Rae changes her son Lucas Rae's diaper. The family lives packed in a small house with no running water.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Rose Rae changes her son Lucas Rae's diaper. The family lives packed in a small house with no running water.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Lucas Rae plays with the treated water in his home. The family gets by with just a few buckets of fresh water a day.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Lucas Rae plays with the treated water in his home. The family gets by with just a few buckets of fresh water a day.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Rose Rae washes her toddler Lucas Rae on the kitchen table at their home. The family has no bathtub or running water.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Rose Rae washes her toddler Lucas Rae on the kitchen table at their home. The family has no bathtub or running water.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA The family fridge in the Harper home. Lack of running water makes simple day-to-day cleaning difficult.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA The family fridge in the Harper home. Lack of running water makes simple day-to-day cleaning difficult.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA The family stove in the Harper home. Simple cleaning tasks are difficult in the home without running water.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA The family stove in the Harper home. Simple cleaning tasks are difficult in the home without running water.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Toddler Lucas Rae in his bedroom. Lack of running water makes doing laundry difficult, since water must be hauled to the home by hand for the washing machine.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Toddler Lucas Rae in his bedroom. Lack of running water makes doing laundry difficult, since water must be hauled to the home by hand for the washing machine.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Norman Rae plays video games in the Harper home.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Norman Rae plays video games in the Harper home.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA The Harper family uses a hydraulic oil pail and a pail that once contained purple dry chemical to carry water to the home.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA The Harper family uses a hydraulic oil pail and a pail that once contained purple dry chemical to carry water to the home.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Adelaide Rae, 8, plays on a swing outside her family home.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Adelaide Rae, 8, plays on a swing outside her family home.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Rose Rae hugs her toddler Lucas Rae.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Rose Rae hugs her toddler Lucas Rae.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Lucas Rae drinks a sugary soft drink. For years, he and his family have lived with no running water, making it easier to drink pop. High rates of diabetes on reserve are partly caused by high consumption of sugar.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Lucas Rae drinks a sugary soft drink. For years, he and his family have lived with no running water, making it easier to drink pop. High rates of diabetes on reserve are partly caused by high consumption of sugar.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Kids like Lucas Rae, who drink a lot of pop because it's easier to store safely than water buckets, are at risk for diabetes.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Kids like Lucas Rae, who drink a lot of pop because it's easier to store safely than water buckets, are at risk for diabetes.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA The family's dump is metres away from Zach Harper's home. Garbage around the community may be leaking contaminants into Island Lake, where some people get their drinking water.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA The family's dump is metres away from Zach Harper's home. Garbage around the community may be leaking contaminants into Island Lake, where some people get their drinking water.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Oscar McDougall describes the operation of the water treatment plant. It produces good quality water, but many residents have to go to community taps to access it.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Oscar McDougall describes the operation of the water treatment plant. It produces good quality water, but many residents have to go to community taps to access it.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Clyde Lonefoot, 19, gets a pail of treated water at a freshwater delivery station. Many people on the First Nation must haul clean water to their homes each day.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Clyde Lonefoot, 19, gets a pail of treated water at a freshwater delivery station. Many people on the First Nation must haul clean water to their homes each day.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Valene Flett is worried about whether her son Jacob's rash will heal without running water to wash him.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Valene Flett is worried about whether her son Jacob's rash will heal without running water to wash him.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Valene Flett brought her baby Jacob to the nursing station to have his rash looked at. The family has no running water at home and Flett has a hard time keeping the child clean, making it more difficult for the rash to heal.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Valene Flett brought her baby Jacob to the nursing station to have his rash looked at. The family has no running water at home and Flett has a hard time keeping the child clean, making it more difficult for the rash to heal.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA A youngster walks out of an outhouse. The family has no running water.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA A youngster walks out of an outhouse. The family has no running water.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Bernard Flett lies under a tarp to get out of the hot sun. For years, he and his family have lived with no running water. He waits as crews renovate his home with plumbing -- a job completed in early September.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Bernard Flett lies under a tarp to get out of the hot sun. For years, he and his family have lived with no running water. He waits as crews renovate his home with plumbing -- a job completed in early September.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Bernard Flett lies under a tarp to get out of the hot sun as he waits for plumbing renovations.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Bernard Flett lies under a tarp to get out of the hot sun as he waits for plumbing renovations.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Bernard Flett shows the yoke his family has used for generations to carry two buckets of water at a time from nearby Island Lake. His daughter now uses it to carry water home in the summer from a community tap.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Bernard Flett shows the yoke his family has used for generations to carry two buckets of water at a time from nearby Island Lake. His daughter now uses it to carry water home in the summer from a community tap.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Vivian Flett gets a drink of water in her temporary home. For years, her family has not had running water, but the band renovated the home in summer 2010 and installed plumbing.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Vivian Flett gets a drink of water in her temporary home. For years, her family has not had running water, but the band renovated the home in summer 2010 and installed plumbing.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA The garbage dump in the rear of Bernard Flett's home.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA The garbage dump in the rear of Bernard Flett's home.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA The Catholic Church in this highly religious community is so packed on Sundays that it might have to expand.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA The Catholic Church in this highly religious community is so packed on Sundays that it might have to expand.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Aerial view of St. Theresa Point First Nation.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Aerial view of St. Theresa Point First Nation.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Aerial view of St. Theresa Point First Nation.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Aerial view of St. Theresa Point First Nation.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA A boat travels on Island Lake. Water, water everywhere, but it's sometimes hard to find a clean drop to drink.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA A boat travels on Island Lake. Water, water everywhere, but it's sometimes hard to find a clean drop to drink.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Aerial view of St. Theresa Point First Nation.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Aerial view of St. Theresa Point First Nation.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Aerial photo of St.Theresa Point First Nation, where many homes have no plumbing.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Aerial photo of St.Theresa Point First Nation, where many homes have no plumbing.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA A float plane on Island Lake.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA A float plane on Island Lake.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA A float plane cockpit on Island Lake. During spring breakup and fall freezing, planes are the only way to travel between Island Lake communities. If a First Nation runs out of water treatment chemicals, it's expensive to bring more in by plane.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA A float plane cockpit on Island Lake. During spring breakup and fall freezing, planes are the only way to travel between Island Lake communities. If a First Nation runs out of water treatment chemicals, it's expensive to bring more in by plane.

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