Canada’s wildfire season is taking a heavy toll on First Nations

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By Aaron HemensAug 11, 2026, 2:23 pm236 ptsTop
This story is published through the Indigenous News Alliance. When the chief of the Okanagan Indian Band looked down on his community from a helicopter last week, much of what he had known all his life was gone. Homes had burned. Photographs, memorabilia and Salish baskets had disappeared with them. More than…

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