http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/charlie-angus/attawapiskat-emergency_b_1104370.html?ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false#undefined
This is not happening in Latin America, but I felt that it's important that everyone know about this and hopefully try to help. This is happening in Ontario, on Attawapiskat First Nation lands. It's been three weeks since they took the extraordinary step of declaring a state of emergency due to poor living conditions...and nothing has happened. No one has stepped in to help. The government hasn't even lifted a finger. The people in this community live in conditions one would never expect to find in a developped country such as Canada. Basic needs, such as healthcare, hygiene or decent living conditions are not met. The children of this community have not had a school to go to in 12 years. It's like they've completely fallen off the map.
To make matters worst, right in the Attawapiskat back yard, on their land, the De Beers mining company is making million off diamond extraction, not one cent of which is being seen by the Attawapiskat people.
The winter is coming, and it's going to be a cold one. The federal government has to step up it's game. In the meantime, send in letters to the Ontario government, see what you can do to help. It's things like these that make me ashamed to be a Canadian at times.
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