Abstract

This study complements the existing literature on disparities associated with Indigenous and non-Indigenous small drinking water systems. The team took a quantitative approach and assessed relationships between seasonality, location, and type of community against the number of drinking water advisories in Saskatchewan for a 4-year period from 2012 to 2016. Generalised estimating equations were used to determine significant factors contributing to the likelihood of drinking water advisories comparing Indigenous to non-Indigenous communities of similar sizes. Results indicated that the season and the interaction between community type and region (north vs. south) were significant in the model for counts of advisories. Reserve communities in the north had a drinking water advisory count that was 5.19 times greater than those of reserves in the south, 2.63 times greater than counts for towns in the south and 4.94 times greater than those of villages in the south. Additional comparisons indicated that reserves in the north had 2.43 times as many advisories as villages in the north, but towns situated in the south part of the province had 1.98 times as many advisories as reserves in the south, and 1.88 times as many advisories as villages in the south. The work confirms heightened risk among northern Indigenous communities and suggests that increased attention to, and investment in, securing water resources is necessary in rural Saskatchewan and globally.

摘要

这项研究是对与土著和非土著小型饮用水系统相关的现有文献的补充。该小组采用了定量方法，并从2012年至2016年的4年期间，根据萨斯喀彻温省的饮用水咨询数量，对季节性，位置和社区类型之间的关系进行了评估。使用广义估计方程式确定了促成该因素的重要因素。比较规模相似的土著居民和非土著居民的饮用水咨询的可能性。结果表明，季节和社区类型与区域之间的相互作用（北与南）在咨询数量模型中很重要。北部的保护区社区的饮用水咨询数量是南部的保护区社区的5.19倍，比南部城镇多2.63倍，比南部乡村多4.94倍。进一步的比较表明，北部的储备金是北部村庄的2.43倍，但位于该省南部的城镇的储备金是南部村庄的1.98倍，是村庄的1.88倍。在南方。这项工作证实了北部土著社区之间风险的增加，并表明在萨斯喀彻温省农村地区和全球范围内，对水资源保护的重视和投资是必要的。但是位于该省南部的城镇所提供的建议是南部地区的1.98倍，是南部村庄的1.88倍。这项工作证实了北部土著社区之间风险的增加，并表明在萨斯喀彻温省农村地区和全球范围内，对水资源保护的重视和投资是必要的。但是位于该省南部的城镇所提供的建议是南部地区的1.98倍，是南部村庄的1.88倍。这项工作证实了北部土著社区之间风险的增加，并表明在萨斯喀彻温省农村地区和全球范围内，对水资源保护的重视和投资是必要的。