dc.contributor.author	Anderson, Kristy
dc.contributor.examiningcommittee	Lobb, David (Soil Science)	en_US
dc.contributor.examiningcommittee	Peter, Tracey (Sociology and Criminology)	en_US
dc.contributor.guestmembers	Bharadwaj, Lalita (University of Saskatchewan)	en_US
dc.contributor.supervisor	Farenhorst, Annemieke (Soil Science)	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2021-01-20T19:39:34Z
dc.date.available	2021-01-20T19:39:34Z
dc.date.copyright	2021-01-19
dc.date.issued	2020-11	en_US
dc.date.submitted	2020-11-13T23:54:06Z	en_US
dc.date.submitted	2021-01-19T22:11:51Z	en_US
dc.degree.discipline	Soil Science	en_US
dc.degree.level	Master of Science (M.Sc.)	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Half of households on First Nations reserves in the Province of Manitoba do not have access to piped water, but rather rely on cisterns or wells, or have no running water (e.g., buckets). The purpose of this research was to assess whether First Nations perceptions of water is dependent on the type of water distribution system associated with the household. From July 2017 to October 2018, household surveys were developed in collaboration with each of three First Nations in Manitoba (Community A, B and C) and participants were recruited by going door-to-door in each community. Using a total of 273 responses, the study applied a factor analysis and found that four factors explained the majority of the underlying variance among survey answers: Safety, Sufficiency, Acceptability and Human Health. Households with cisterns reported significantly more safety and sufficiency concerns compared to households with piped water. Deductive and inductive analysis of open-ended survey reponses identified how households were describing their concerns. Households with safety concerns described finding contaminants in their water (e.g., dirt) and some households expressed concerns surrounding insufficient community resources to fix the water safety problems (e.g., additional water cleaning equipment and staff are needed). Households lacking sufficient water described not being able to keep up with their basic family needs (e.g., cleaning, laundry and bathing). Descriptions of negative health concerns caused by the household’s water largely included descriptions of gastrointestional illness symptoms or skin irritations. Importantly, the research also examined whether survey participants had full access to water, as defined by the United Nation’s General Assembly Resolution 64/292, The Human Right to Drinking Water and Sanitation, A/RES/64/292 (28 July 2010). The analysis indicated that 60.8% of households were not able to access water as described in this Human Right Resolution especially households with cisterns or no running water. There is an urgent need for improved water services for First Nations in Manitoba.	en_US
dc.description.note	February 2021	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1993/35284
dc.language.iso	eng	en_US
dc.rights	open access	en_US
dc.subject	Human right to drinking water	en_US
dc.subject	First Nation	en_US
dc.subject	Human right	en_US
dc.subject	Water access	en_US
dc.subject	Drinking water system	en_US
dc.subject	Cistern	en_US
dc.subject	No running water	en_US
dc.subject	United Nations	en_US
dc.subject	Piped water	en_US
dc.subject	Well	en_US
dc.subject	Water in First Nation	en_US
dc.title	Perceptions of household drinking water across a variety of water distribution systems in three First Nations in Manitoba	en_US
dc.type	master thesis	en_US
local.subject.manitoba	yes	en_US

Perceptions of household drinking water across a variety of water distribution systems in three First Nations in Manitoba

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