When will Canada embrace Indigenous-led wildfire solutions that we know work?

Indigenous Fire Guardians are year-round, community-based experts focused on land stewardship, cultural burning, fire prevention, emergency response, and post-fire recovery.

Despite limited resources, Indigenous nations are valued partners for wildfire management agencies, especially in times of overwhelm, write Dr. Amy Cardinal Christianson, Chief Conroy Sewepagaham, and Hereditary Chief Frank Brown. DND photograph by Corporal Marc-André Leclerc

Opinion

BY AMY CARDINAL CHRISTIANSON, CONROY SEWEPAGAHAM, FRANK BROWN

August 13, 2025

Smoke from wildfires is once again blanketing much of the country, and scores of communities are in harm’s way. This year is on track to be the second worst Canad...

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