Pikangikum Looking at Moving Forward

A northwestern ontario reserve that has been plagued by suicide and
water trouble is hoping that change will soon be on the way.
Almost every home on Pikangikum First Nation is without running water.
There’s a chronic housing shortage, and suicide rates have been
alarmingly high since the 1990’s.
Now, Pikangikum leaders are hoping their problems might be solved by a
working group that has been set up with the federal government.
Former chief Dean Owen says fixing the basic infrastructure will go a
long way toward alleviating social problems and making people feel better
about their lives.