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November 24, 2011 04:55 pm PST
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/Flly4BR7ips/canadian-indigenous-band-decla.html
Canadian indigenous band declares state of emergency due to horrific conditions, government takes no notice
Three weeks ago, Canada's Attawapiskat First Nation -- an indigenous community living on a treaty reservation -- took the unprecedented step of declaring a state of emergency. The community's housing is in such disarray that families are living in shanties and tents, and the temperatures are plunging well below freezing. However, not one federal or [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/Flly4BR7ips/canadian-indigenous-band-decla.html
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