Charlie Angus, the Member of Parliament for the riding of Timmins-James Bay, posted this 10-minute video on YouTube two weeks ago: ATTAWAPISKAT HOUSING-CRISIS. It's already had over 24,000 views and helped to draw national (and worldwide) attention to this disgrace. The health hazards are enormous, starting with respiratory and gastrointestinal infections and going on to rashes, severe burns, and mental health issues.
More YouTube videos about this Cree community are online here.
I'm now working on a Tyee article about Attawapiskat in particular and Canadian aboriginal housing in general, and the more I learn the angrier I get. You can follow breaking news about this at #attawapiskat. If you're a Canadian, you damned well should.
