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Researchers: Mould On Reserves a National Crisis

http://www.ctvvancouverisland.ca   / ctvvi   VICTORIA - The horrendous living conditions, unfinished buildings and over crowding, in Attawapiskat shocked the country. It forced angry Canadians from coast to coast to demand answers as to how First Nations people in the Northern Ontario reserve could be forced to live in such squalor. But the situation in Attawapiskat didn't shock a medical anthropologist at the University of Victoria. Dr. Peter Stephenson has been angry about First Nations living conditions since he first stepped onto a reserve more than 35 years ago. Stephenson says the federal government has allowed the housing problem to become so bad, a national housing crisis now exists with nearly half of reserve homes containing high levels of mould - a leading cause of respiratory illness. The UVic professor and a team of other researchers have just published an 18 month study of First Nations housing in the U.S. "Journal of Environmental Health". The team believes part of the solution is creating homes that suit life on reserves. About five percent of homes on reserves are owned by their occupants. To promote better care and maintenance, the team recommends Ottawa and band councils allow more people to purchase their home. But the researchers see little hope for the future. With high unemployment and a rapidly growing population, they believe the only real solution is significant participation from the federal government. Follow Stephen Andrew on Twitter:   / ctvnewsstephen