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National Indigenous News August 5 · National Indigenous Newscasts

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  SPEAKER_01: This is a look at your National Indigenous News.
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  SPEAKER_01: I'm Daryl Stranger.
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  SPEAKER_01: The chief of the Okanagan Indian Band says about 230 homes have been destroyed by a raging wildfire near Vernon, BC, and one of the worst wildfire losses in recent Canadian history.
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  SPEAKER_01: Chief Dan Wilson said 30 homes of band members and 200 non-band homes had burned in the Bradley Creek fire, which evacuees said was fanned by powerful winds over the weekend.
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  SPEAKER_01: The wildfire has been one of the most devastating events in the band's history.
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  SPEAKER_01: The fire started late Friday and was fanned by winds gusting up to 115 kilometers per hour.
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  SPEAKER_01: Chief Wilson said a flyover showed just how close the nation came to losing key infrastructure like the Pow Wow Arbor, a daycare center, and the new school, all of which were saved by aircraft saturating the area with water.
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  SPEAKER_01: The BC Wildfire Service said there were about 120 active wildfires across the province, with roughly 50 of them burning out of control.
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  SPEAKER_01: There are also 37 evacuation orders across the province.
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  SPEAKER_01: The BC Wildfire Service said on Tuesday that fire activity is expected to increase this week as hot and dry conditions return for the majority of BC, although winds are forecasted to remain light.
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  SPEAKER_01: Chief Wilson and fire officials said work to assess the scale of the tragic losses will take place over the weeks to come.
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  SPEAKER_01: The seventh annual ride to reconciliation is back in the capital region of Alberta this year, and Daniel Parker Tromblay has more details for us on the event.
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  SPEAKER_02: Uniting communities to honor reconciliation while raising awareness of indigenous history, culture, and the ongoing journey of healing.
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  SPEAKER_02: Jessica Desmoulon of the Red Spear Women's Riding Club says the event helps create awareness, compassion, and community connection, welcoming everyone to attend with or without a motorcycle.
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  SPEAKER_00: For me, it's always been an event where it can create major awareness, major empathy, sympathy.
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  SPEAKER_00: It brings all walks of life of people together in one space, and the event like this has never been more important.
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  SPEAKER_00: Because it creates that awareness and that empathy where that guy that you're riding next to is the one that he he might have survived a residential school experience, or he could be from 60 Scoop, where she could be day school survivor.
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  SPEAKER_00: Everybody's welcome.
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  SPEAKER_00: People don't think that they can go to an Indigenous event, but when it's here at Blackjacks and the whole community is here, they know that they can participate and be a part of it.
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  SPEAKER_00: And it just makes it that much more special.
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  SPEAKER_02: In this SKU, I'm Daniel Barker Tromblay.
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  SPEAKER_01: A new initiative is set to incorporate First Nations knowledge and practices into a group home for children in Whitehorse, Yukon.
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  SPEAKER_01: Auntie's House, a joint project by the Yukon government and the Council of Yukon First Nations, will provide a home for Indigenous siblings who are already under government care.
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  SPEAKER_01: Set to open its doors in the coming weeks.
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  SPEAKER_01: The home is focused on maintaining cultural connections to a child or youth's community.
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  SPEAKER_01: The news release calls it a pilot project to evaluate Yukon First Nations-led care models in the Yukon.
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  SPEAKER_01: The government and the Council of Yukon First Nations will assess outcomes related to stability, cultural continuity, and child well-being.
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  SPEAKER_01: The initiative comes months after Canada's Auditor General found significant gaps in the territorial government's child welfare system, including in how officials respond to reports of suspected harm, complete investigations, and follow-up with children receiving support services.
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  SPEAKER_01: In 90% of cases the Auditor General examined, they found indigenous children were not getting cultural plans developed for them.
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  SPEAKER_01: In wake of that report, the Council of Yukon First Nations called on the territory to implement changes to services with First Nations in the lead.
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  SPEAKER_01: This new initiative will see 24 hour staff at Antes Health, and they will come from First Nations or Indigenous communities.
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  SPEAKER_01: An elder and auntie traditional foods and cultural activities will also be available.
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  SPEAKER_01: That's a look at your National Indigenous News.