Canada: Indigenous Leaders Say Politicians Ignored Them as Communities Burned

also criticized the response, saying her office was overwhelmed with requests for help.

“Basically I got blown off by the Ministry of Emergency Preparedness,” she said.

Evacuation orders affected Armstrong, Lac La Croix First Nation, Whitesand First Nation, Gull Bay First Nation, and Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation.

Authorities had documented 136 active continue reading …