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Diesel pipe spills beneath the J.R. Nagokee School.
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Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development promises to build a new school.
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J.R. Nagokee Elementary closed due to health problems caused by the oil spill.
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Rodolfo Stavenhagen visits Attawapiskat and sees the living conditions.
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Mr. Miloon Kothari also sees the living conditions and calls for action from the government to help.
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The new Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development cancels the plans for a new school stating that other communities were of greater priority and denied the existance of health and safety risks in Attawapiskat.
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Attawapiskat is evacuated due to flooding.
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People from Attawapiskat block the road to a nearby diamond mine (Debeers Victor mine) to demand more help and attention.
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Sewage leaks into buildings that housed a total of 90 people. The people were moved to 2 trailers provided by Debeers with a total of 4 stoves and 6 washrooms.
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Residents travel to Toronto to complain about living conditions.
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Chief of Attawapiskat, Theresa Spence, complains about the lack of action from the government. The government in turn clams that they had spent around $700,000 to build houses.
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The chief calls a state of emergency while Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan claims that he was unaware of the problems that the town faced.
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The red cross tries to help fulfill the needs of the community and still does today.
