comparemela.com

Latest Breaking News On - Chief cadmus - Page 7 : comparemela.com

Cowessess First Nation new child welfare legislation will keep children in care connected to community

  REGINA Cowessess First Nation children in care have a better chance of staying connected to their community after Cowessess introduced its own child welfare legislation. In March 2020, the citizen’s of Cowessess voted to pass the Miyo Pimatisowin Act, which allows Cowessess First Nation to self-govern and make decisions in the best interest of their children and families. This program is one of the first in the country. What s so great about it is now we don t have to try and prove it, now we assert and that s what Cowessess is doing, said Chief Cadmus Delorme. After years of planning and discussion, the newly installed act reverts the responsibility from the province back to the rights holder, Cowessess First Nation.

Lack of funding for piped water on First Nations in Sask means some can t drink from their taps

Article content The worst thing Perry Mcleod ever pulled out of a cistern was a car battery. “The family didn’t know. They were using the water to wash their clothes, wash their dishes, wash their faces, brush their teeth,” he says. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Lack of funding for piped water on First Nations in Sask. means some can’t drink from their taps Back to video Mcleod is the water treatment plant operator at Peepeekisis Cree Nation, located roughly 110 kilometres northeast of Regina. There are 150 homes, about 90 per cent of which are not hooked up to the water treatment plant. Water from the plant is pumped into trucks and driven to most homes, where it goes into cisterns — large concrete storage tanks.

Lack of funding for piped water on First Nations in Sask means some on reserves can t drink from their taps

Article content The worst thing Perry Mcleod ever pulled out of a cistern was a car battery. “The family didn’t know. They were using the water to wash their clothes, wash their dishes, wash their faces, brush their teeth,” he says. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Lack of funding for piped water on First Nations in Sask. means some can’t drink from their taps Back to video Mcleod is the water treatment plant operator at Peepeekisis Cree Nation, located roughly 110 kilometres northeast of Regina. There are 150 homes, about 90 per cent of which are not hooked up to the water treatment plant. Water from the plant is pumped into trucks and driven to most homes, where it goes into cisterns — large concrete storage tanks.

© 2025 Vimarsana

vimarsana © 2020. All Rights Reserved.