They're in their 20s and have never had clean drinking water

It's been nearly five months since a boil-water advisory was issued for the Oneida Nation of the Thames, but those living there say an entire generation has never known clean drinking water.

The longstanding problems on the First Nation are currently being documented to establish requirements for financial assistance. It's estimated it couldcost $23-million to upgrade the water system.

Brandon Doxtator, an environmental consultant with Oneida, and councillor Kathleen Doxtatorhave relied on bottled water since they were kids.

Watch a newgeneration of Indigenous leaders talk about what it's been like:

Oneida still under boil water advisory

5 years ago

Duration 1:25

After almost five months the Oneida community is still under a boil water advisory. Oneida environmental representative Brandon Doxtator and Oneida councillor Kathleen Doxtator tell London Morning what it was like to grow up without clean water.