A ‘crisis communication gap’ threatens Indigenous peoples

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By Dionne PhillipsJul 14, 2026, 4:00 am93 ptsTrending
This story is published through the Indigenous News Alliance. In April, when an out-of-control wildfire threatened the remote Xeni Gwet’in First Nation in western Canada, local governments issued evacuation alerts. The blaze quickly spread to 618 acres before being extinguished a few days later, and people…

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