The Haudenosaunee…

The Haudenosaunee Confederacy Council issued a cease-and-desist order two years ago to stop from taking the water. Now Nestlé has sold its North American bottling business to BlueTriton. By requesting the permit and making plans to continue the water grab, BlueTriton is ignoring Indigenous sovereignty. Just like Nestlé did.

So while 56 First Nations communities across Ontario have not had access to safe drinking water for at least a year, and others have been under boil water advisories for up to 25 years, BlueTriton is pumping clean water from Indigenous lands and bottling it for profit.

BlueTriton is betting that the increasing scarcity of clean water will make its investors rich. It’s clear that the corporation values profits over people. And that is why this must be stopped. Clean drinking water is a human right.