The issue behind supplying water is who is willing to share the cost. 

Even though our family and families like mine paid for water and sewer services up front, we still have to pay a monthly water and sewer bill to our municipality to maintain our infrastructure. In fact, the average Winnipeg household will spend $100 more on water-and-sewer bills next year thanks to an 8.9 per cent rate hike in 2017. The average household cost next year will be $1,216, up from $1,116 in 2016.

If I stopped paying my monthly water and sewer utility bill then my services will be cut off and I will need to pay to hook up the service, pay a fine, and pay any outstanding water and sewer bills.

Nothing will change until First Nations realize that we no longer live in a hunting and gathering society and living in the 21st century comes at a price First Nations feel they should not pay towards.