Empowering indigenous resilience with treatment wetlands

Many Indigenous communities in Canada have little or no access to water treatment facilities. Treatment wetlands could offer a nature-based solution with localized and decentralized wastewater treatment. However, it is crucial that Indigenous ecological knowledge and cultural practices are integrated into the design, implementation, and management of treatment wetlands. Many Indigenous communities in Canada have little or no access to water treatment facilities. Treatment wetlands could offer a nature-based solution with localized and decentralized wastewater treatment. However, it is crucial that Indigenous ecological knowledge and cultural practices are integrated into the design, implementation, and management of treatment wetlands.