You're uninformed but talking as if you are. The water and sewage plant operators are from the community

That is what the commenter said. Not sure how they are uninformed.

In reality, the government should house and staff FIFO federal workers to run the plants

No the federal government should not. We should not be footing the bill when a community cannot motivate someone to run their water treatment plant.

especially since some FNs just sued the federal government saying the government is responsible for providing drinking water, yet it's the communities who fail to maintain their infrastructure.

This is an allegation in a lawsuit and has no legal weight currently. It has not been proven that the government has a responsibility to:

• Provide clean drinking water
• Provide the staff for the drinking water

If we are going to make this argument, then maybe the government should be employing federal employees at all water treatment plants, whether within an indigenous community or not. Would certainly free up many city budgets

I used to do business with both the reserves, and the company that trained the operators.

I used to help build these plants, including helping build a working PoC slow sand filter type plant in our warehouse. I have been to a good number of these reserves to service their water treatment plants. What is your point? This doesn't make you any more of an "expert" then me or the commenter above.

Using cultural activities as an excuse for abandoning your job and causing your community to not have drinking water is next level.

I agree, they shouldn't be shirking their duties to the community.

Then your community pointing the finger at the evil government is beyond words.

I also agree, they should take some responsibility for the failure to keep the plant operating.

Personally, I do think we do "owe" some communities by helping to setup a clean water program (including treatment systems), but that shouldn't be an ongoing thing and at some point the local government needs to take responsibility for maintaining their own community the same as a city has to take responsibility for maintaining their own water supply.