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National Indigenous News - July 29 · National Indigenous Newscasts

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  SPEAKER_00: Here's the latest national indigenous news on the Windspeaker Radio Network.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm Jackson Fontaine.
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  SPEAKER_00: A new study released by Statistics Canada shows indigenous peoples are disproportionately affected by wildfires with evacuations, disrupted access to the land, and lasting mental and cultural impacts among the consequences.
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  SPEAKER_00: The study examin wildfire experiences among First Nations people, Metis and Inuit, drawing on survey census wildfire and air quality data.
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  SPEAKER_00: While Indigenous people represent about 5% of Canada's population in the 2021 census, 42% of wildfire evacuations in 2023 involve communities where more than half the population was indigenous.
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  SPEAKER_00: Statistics Canada also noted 16 communities were evacuated at least five times between 1980 and 2021, with all but two being First Nations reserves.
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  SPEAKER_00: Wildfires ranked among the most disruptive extreme weather events experienced by Indigenous peoples.
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  SPEAKER_00: In 2024, 13% of First Nations people living off reserve and 10% of Metis identified wildfires as the event causing the most severe disruption to their daily lives.
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  SPEAKER_00: The figure was 8% among Inuits.
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  SPEAKER_00: Statistics Canada says wildfire smoke can have heightened effects on indigenous populations because of exposure, existing health disparities, and the remote location of many communities.
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  SPEAKER_00: The other two projects are the Downtown Event and Entertainment District in Saskatoon and Battleford's Arena and Event Center in North Battleford.
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  SPEAKER_00: A new Indigenous-led framework could change how organizations demonstrate their commitments to reconciliation in BC.
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  SPEAKER_00: Businesses across Canada have voluntarily released reconciliation action plans.
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  SPEAKER_00: However, there has been no national standard for what those plans should be or how to measure their effectiveness.
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  SPEAKER_00: The new document, baseline expectations, and good practices for the development and assessment of the reconciliation action plans of companies in British Columbia aims to establish a common standard with five focus areas truth-telling, education, indigenous rights and rights holder engagement, economic reconciliation, and environmental stewardship.
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  SPEAKER_00: Developed by the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, the document will help organizations better align their reconciliation efforts with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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  SPEAKER_00: That is your latest National Indigenous News.