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A volunteer with the Manitoba Métis Federation helps a young girl look for a sweater outside of the evacuation centre in Thompson, Man., during a series of wildfires in northern Manitoba in June 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mike Deal

Evacuations of Indigenous communities during wildfires must prioritize keeping families together

Lily Yumagulova, University of Saskatchewan; Simon Lambert, University of Saskatchewan, and Warrick Baijius, University of Saskatchewan

Evacuations do not impact everyone the same way, and Indigenous evacuees can be re-traumatized and treated poorly.

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