NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION, ONT. — A small northern Ontario First Nation has come together in its annual summer festival to both celebrate and rejuvenate its community.
The sun broke through the weeklong rain in Neskantaga First Nation on Friday, which allowed for canoe races, egg toss competitions, lottery draws and bingo games.The community flies in both Indigenous and non-Indigenous bands to perform -- Trooper and Harlequin played in the local arena this week -- and the festivities draw Neskantaga First Nation members home to the community of about 350 people.
The festival gives residents a chance to forget, even if only for a few minutes or hours, about a constant stress: clean water. In 2020, Neskantaga was evacuated over an oily sheen spotted in its reservoir. The sheen was later found to be mineral oil from a broken pump seal.The First Nation declared a state of emergency a decade ago over a rash of suicides and suicide attempts.
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