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Ktunaxa and U.S. governments pressure Canada to address Kootenay water pollution

Ktunaxa and U.S. governments pressure Canada to address Kootenay water pollution

Water pollution in the Kootenay watershed has six Ktunaxa Nation governments and several U.S. federal agencies calling on Canada to take part in a submission to the International Joint Commission (IJC). Ktunaxa Nation officials said Nasuʔkins (Chiefs) and council members from every local Ktunaxa government met to discuss the issue on June 7 in Bonners Ferry, Idaho.