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National Indigenous News - July 21 · National Indigenous Newscasts

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  SPEAKER_00: Here's your latest national indigenous news on the Windspeaker Radio Network.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm Brooklyn, Britain.
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  SPEAKER_00: Around eighteen hundred people have fled their communities due to wildfires raging across Northern Ontario, Premier Doug Ford said Monday as officials consider further evacuations.
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  SPEAKER_00: Fires have destroyed communities, prompted numerous evacuation orders, and filled the skies across Ontario and beyond with noxious smoke.
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  SPEAKER_00: Evacuees have fanned out to host cities across the province, including Thunder Bay, Toronto, Sudbury, and Niagara Falls.
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  SPEAKER_00: Ford said thirteen communities have been evacuated or are in the process of evacuating.
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  SPEAKER_00: Nearly 200 wildfires are burning across northern Ontario, with 57 said to be out of control.
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  SPEAKER_00: Crews say they will prioritize lives, property, and critical infrastructure, while restricted fire zones and open air burning bands remain until further notice across the Northwest.
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  SPEAKER_00: Whitewater Lake First Nation reported widespread destruction, including homes, belongings, and vital infrastructure, deepening concern and loss across remote communities.
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  SPEAKER_00: Chief Pauline Drake said that the wildfire destroyed much of the remote community about 250 kilometers north of Thunder Bay, Ontario.
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  SPEAKER_00: The chief said the facility will help her members exercise treaty rights, like picking berries for medicinal purposes while learning and sharing traditional knowledge.
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  SPEAKER_00: The nation is part of the Treaty Eight Nations, a group that also includes seven other First Nations in BC.
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  SPEAKER_00: And in the remote Decho Denis community of John Marie River, population under 70, education has returned to its roots.
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  SPEAKER_00: For the first time in recent memory, both educators at Louis Norwegian School are from the community itself in the Northwest Territories.
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  SPEAKER_00: Principal Sharon Ahani Allen and educational assistant Rhonda Grosset left home to pursue their education and careers, then returned to teach the next generation.
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  SPEAKER_00: Their presence offers students deep cultural understanding and a strong sense of safety and belonging.
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  SPEAKER_00: Louis Norwegian School serves kindergarten to grade nine.
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  SPEAKER_00: While the Northwest Territories faces low graduation rates, especially for Indigenous students, Jean Marie River defines success through confidence, cultural connection, and well being.
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  SPEAKER_00: Teachers take students out on the land where they thrive in their element.
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  SPEAKER_00: Principal Nahani Allen says she hopes today's students become tomorrow's leaders.
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  SPEAKER_00: That is your national indigenous news.