First Nations Wildfire Evacuations A Guide for Communities and External Agencies Language each with its own history

each with its own history

Colonists in Conflict

Two chapters are devoted to background information that set the historical context and recount the basis for the Stoney Point land claim

McGee is a professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Alberta

families and communities

First Nations Wildfire Evacuations A Guide for Communities and External Agencies Language each with its own historyNearly one third of wildfire evacuations in Canada involve Indigenous communities. While evacuations are carried out to protect people from smoke and flames, deciding to leave brings its own challenges. This evacuation guide is based on interviews with over 200 wildfire evacuees from seven First Nations. By comparing the evacuees' experiences, both good and bad, it provides direction on how Indigenous communities and external agencies can best prepare