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Six Nations continues to fight for safe drinking water for the community and their lawsuit is moving deeper into the courts. Molly Churchill, from JFK Law, updated Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) on the nation\u2019s drinking water case before the Superior Court of Justice at the General Council meeting on April 28. \u201cThe purpose of this update is to provide an update on Six Nations of the Grand River\u2019s drinking water litigation,\u201d Churchill said. She described the case as fundamentally about \u201cwater security on your reserve, drinking water security.\u201d The claims administrator deemed Six Nations ineligible to join the First Nations Drinking Water Settlement in 2021 due to the water treatment plant that was completed in 2013. Churchill said at its core, Six Nations claim alleges \u201cCanada\u2019s failure to ensure… <\/p>\n

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Six Nations continues to fight for safe drinking water for the community and their lawsuit is moving deeper into the courts. Molly Churchill, from JFK Law, updated Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) on the nation\u2019s drinking water case before the Superior Court of Justice at the General Council meeting on April 28. \u201cThe purpose of this update is to provide an update on Six Nations of the Grand River\u2019s drinking water litigation,\u201d Churchill said. She described the case as fundamentally about \u201cwater security on your reserve, drinking water security.\u201d The claims administrator deemed Six Nations ineligible to join the First Nations Drinking Water Settlement in 2021 due to the water treatment plant that was completed in 2013. Churchill said at its core, Six Nations claim alleges \u201cCanada\u2019s failure to ensure... <\/p>\n

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