How are perceptions associated with water consumption in Canadian Inuit? A cross-sectional survey in Rigolet, Labrador

Wright, Carlee; Sargeant, Jan M.; Edge, Victoria L.; Ford, James D.; Farahbakhsh, Khosrow; Shiwak, Inez; Flowers, Charlie; Gordon, Allan; Harper, Sherilee L.

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.255

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“…Many Indigenous peoples continue to rely on traditional water sources, as they have for millennia [5,[7][8][9][10][16][17][18][19]. These sources vary between communities but tend to include "raw" or untreated water sources such as springs, creeks, and ponds throughout their traditional territories, which have been used for millennia.…”

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Water is Medicine: Reimagining Water Security through Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Relationships to Treated and Traditional Water Sources in Yukon, Canada

Wilson

Harris

Joseph-Rear³

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There is growing acknowledgement that the material dimensions of water security alone are inadequate; we also need to engage with a broader set of hydrosocial relationships. Indeed, more holistic approaches are needed to explain Indigenous peoples’ relationships to water including the use of traditional water sources such as mountain creeks and springs. In this paper, we seek to reimagine water security through a case study of Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in’s relationships to both treated and traditional water sources throughout the First Nation’s traditional territory in Yukon, Canada. Through community-based research including interviews with Elders and other community members, we examine the importance of traditional water sources for meeting important health requirements including physical, spiritual and cultural wellbeing. This intervention contributes to ongoing debates about what it means to secure safe and affordable water in three key ways: First, we argue that Indigenous water relations invite a shift towards more a holistic understanding of water security; second, we contend that settler colonial politics should be understood as a root cause of water insecurity; finally, we explore how Two-Eyed Seeing can be applied as an alternative to the ‘integration’ of Western scientific and Indigenous approaches to drinking water.

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Water is Medicine: Reimagining Water Security through Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Relationships to Treated and Traditional Water Sources in Yukon, Canada

Wilson

Harris

Joseph-Rear³

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“…Igualmente, es indispensable que las comunidades con el apoyo de los gobiernos locales implementen estrategias de tratamiento, protección y monitoreo de la calidad de las fuentes de agua (Rowles et al, 2018). Por su parte, Wright (2018) y Alam (2017) consideran que las percepciones que las comunidades pueden tener alrededor de la calidad del agua están condicionadas por los factores culturales y las relaciones que estas han establecido a través de los años con su entorno natural. De esta manera, las poblaciones han conservado y aprovechado sus recursos de forma sostenible.…”

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El Recurso Agua en las Comunidades Indígenas Wayuu de La Guajira Colombiana. Parte 2: Estudio Cualitativo de las Condiciones de Higiene, Aseo y Disponibilidad de Agua

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ResumenEl estudio tuvo como finalidad analizar mediante la implementación de herramientas cualitativas de investigación las condiciones de higiene, aseo y disposición del recurso agua en las comunidades indígenas de La Guajira Colombiana. Se identificó en las zonas analizadas las concepciones que la población tiene con relación al agua y el saneamiento básico dentro de sus territorios. Las apreciaciones que la población presentó con relación a la calidad del agua estuvieron condicionadas por los factores culturales y las relaciones que estos han establecido a través de los años con su entorno natural. Los resultados muestran que los jagüeyes (zanjas) y los pozos son las principales fuentes de abastecimiento de agua que implementan la etnia Wayuu en el departamento. Se concluye que los malos hábitos higiénicos, las condiciones de aridez, la dispersión de los territorios indígenas, la carencia de sistemas de abastecimiento eficientes y la ausencia institucional son causas que inciden en el consumo de agua de mala calidad. AbstractThe study had the purpose of analyzing, through the implementation of qualitative research tools, the conditions of hygiene, cleanliness and water disposal resource in the indigenous communities of the Colombian guajira. The conceptions that the population has related to water and basic sanitation within their territories were identified in the analyzed zones. The appreciations of the population in relation to water quality have been conditioned by cultural factors and the relationships they have established over the years with their natural environment. The results show that jagüeyes (ditches) and wells are the main sources of water supply that implement the Wayuu ethnic group in the department. It is concluded that bad hygienic habits, living conditions, the dispersion of indigenous territories, the lack of efficient supply systems and institutional absence are the main causes that affect the consumption of water of poor quality.

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“…For example, Wright et al. () have explored perceptions associated with tap water consumption in Canadian Inuit communities.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Factors contributing to drinking water risk perception are complex and can vary considerably by community (de França Doria, 2010;Dupont et al, 2014;Spence & Walters, 2012). Characterization of drinking water risk perception could provide a better understanding of uncertainty associated with the amount of water consumed and risk of exposure (Chowdhury, Champagne, & McLellan, 2009;de França Doria, 2010;Wright et al, 2018). For example, Wright et al (2018) have explored perceptions associated with tap water consumption in Canadian Inuit communities.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Pressure on governments to include human perceptions in sustainable water resource and drinking water management (Jackson, 2006;Jackson, Tan, Mooney, Hoverman, & White, 2012;Ochoo, Valcour, & Sarkar, 2017;Wright et al, 2018) make the integration of perception in risk assessment necessary. Suter, Vermeire, Munns, and Sekizawa (2005) predicted that effective HHRAs would require an integrative approach defined by collaborative, placebased risk assessments that integrate additional data to inform direct and indirect risks.…”

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Risk Perception and Human Health Risk in Rural Communities Consuming Unregulated Well Water in Saskatchewan, Canada

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Rural communities dependent on unregulated drinking water are potentially at increased health risk from exposure to contaminants. Perception of drinking water safety influences water consumption, exposure, and health risk. A community‐based participatory approach and probabilistic Bayesian methods were applied to integrate risk perception in a holistic human health risk assessment. Tap water arsenic concentrations and risk perception data were collected from two Saskatchewan communities. Drinking water health standards were exceeded in 67% (51/76) of households in Rural Municipality #184 (RM184) and 56% (25/45) in Beardy's and Okemasis First Nation (BOFN). There was no association between the presence of a health exceedance and risk perception. Households in RM184 or with an annual income >$50,000 were most likely to have in‐house water treatment. The probability of consuming tap water perceived as safe (92%) or not safe (0%) suggested that households in RM184 were unlikely to drink water perceived as not safe. The probability of drinking tap water perceived as safe (77%) or as not safe (11%) suggested households in BOFN contradicted their perception and consumed water perceived as unsafe. Integration of risk perception lowered the adult incremental lifetime cancer risk by 3% to 1.3 × 10−5 (95% CI 8.4 × 10−8 to 9.0 × 10−5) for RM184 and by 8.9 × 10−6 (95% CI 2.2 × 10−7 to 5.9 × 10−5) for BOFN. Probability of exposure to arsenic concentrations >1:100,000, negligible cancer risk, was 23% for RM184 and 22% for BOFN.

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How are perceptions associated with water consumption in Canadian Inuit? A cross-sectional survey in Rigolet, Labrador

Cited by 34 publications

References 42 publications

Water is Medicine: Reimagining Water Security through Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Relationships to Treated and Traditional Water Sources in Yukon, Canada

Water is Medicine: Reimagining Water Security through Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Relationships to Treated and Traditional Water Sources in Yukon, Canada

El Recurso Agua en las Comunidades Indígenas Wayuu de La Guajira Colombiana. Parte 2: Estudio Cualitativo de las Condiciones de Higiene, Aseo y Disponibilidad de Agua

Risk Perception and Human Health Risk in Rural Communities Consuming Unregulated Well Water in Saskatchewan, Canada

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