Ellie’s home, like most in Six Nations, isn’t connected to municipal water. On the sprawling reserve in Southwestern Ontario, roughly 70 per cent of households, or about 8,500 people, are without piped, reliable drinking water.

The Six Nations reserve is a 1 hour 20 minute drive West from Niagara

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    In what world do you need a second mortgage for a well or cistern? You could do it with an unsecured line of credit unless you’re an idiot and destroyed your credit rating.

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      And again … It would behoove you to read up on the Indian Act and how it works, what/who it controls and the limitations First Nations people face because of it.