{"id":150838,"date":"2025-06-10T00:00:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T05:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=150838"},"modified":"2025-06-11T09:06:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T14:06:10","slug":"native-america-calling-first-nations-and-metis-residents-flee-dangerous-fires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/06\/10\/native-america-calling-first-nations-and-metis-residents-flee-dangerous-fires\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: First Nations and M\u00e9tis residents flee dangerous fires"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Tuesday, June 10, 2025<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">First Nations and M\u00e9tis residents flee dangerous fires <\/div>\r\nIn what is becoming an annual occurrence, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/m6T2Tloay3U\">numerous fires across at least three Canadian provinces<\/a> are putting Indigenous nations residents at risk. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe 3,000 citizens of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathiascolomb.ca\">Mathias Colomb Cree Nation<\/a> are affected by evacuations because of the fires. They are among the estimated 30,000 people forced to flee from some 200 wildfires across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aptnnews.ca\/national-news\/military-flight-arrives-in-norway-house-to-ferry-people-out-of-fire-zone\/\">Manitoba<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aptnnews.ca\/featured\/ottawa-sending-military-amid-northern-ontario-wildfire-evacuations\/\">Ontario<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aptnnews.ca\/national-news\/almost-all-the-wildfires-in-saskatchewan-human-caused-some-intentionally-fire-officials\/\">Saskatchewan<\/a>.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nMany, like the <a href=\"http:\/\/sandylake.firstnation.ca\">Sandy Lake First Nation<\/a>, had to be airlifted to safety. At one point, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20250609-military-aids-evacuations-as-canada-wildfires-expand-eastward\">workers took refuge against the smoke and flames<\/a> for several hours in a shipping container. Smoke from the fires are also degrading air quality in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nesdis.noaa.gov\/news\/noaa-satellites-monitor-canadian-wildfires-and-smoke\">northern U.S. states<\/a>. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nJoin Native America Calling find out what is on the minds of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YJ1PUK49xNo\">Indigenous people affected by the fires<\/a> and what long term solutions might be in store.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vm3O3Aaur-k?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> NOAA Video: <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/vm3O3Aaur-k>Tracking wildfires in Canada<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tysonwesley\/\">Tyson Wesley<\/a> (Kashechewan Cree Nation), CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.creemergency.ca\/\">Creemergency<\/a>, an  Indigenous-owned emergency management company in Ontario\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilinationhood.ca\/team-members\/amy-cardinal-christianson\">Dr. Amy Cardinal Christianson<\/a> (M\u00e9tis), senior fire advisor for Indigenous Leadership Initiative and board member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iawfonline.org\/\">International Association of Wildland Fire<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jimmy-c\u00f4t\u00e9\/\">Jimmy C\u00f4t\u00e9<\/a>, president of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.creemergency.ca\/\">Creemergency<\/a> in Ontario\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UFF1eW0Z2a0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">APTN News: <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/UFF1eW0Z2a0>Manitoba asks people to reconsider non-essential hotel plans to make room for evacuees<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/18qjOyPsAME?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">APTN News: <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/18qjOyPsAME>Two people charged with arson, accused of deliberately setting fires in Saskatchewan<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/06\/10\/native-america-calling-first-nations-and-metis-residents-flee-dangerous-fires\/canadawildfires\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-150866\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5179\" height=\"3815\" data-attachment-id=\"150866\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/06\/10\/native-america-calling-first-nations-and-metis-residents-flee-dangerous-fires\/canadawildfires\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/10\/canadawildfires.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5179,3815\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Wildfires in Canada\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Wildfires in Canada&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Satellite imagery shows wildfires burning in Canada. Image: &lt;a href=https:\/\/modis.gsfc.nasa.gov\/gallery\/individual.php?db_date=2025-05-15&gt;MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/10\/canadawildfires.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/10\/canadawildfires.jpg\" alt=\"Wildfires in Canada\"  \" class=\"size-full wp-image-150866\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> Satellite imagery shows wildfires burning in Canada. Image: <a href=https:\/\/modis.gsfc.nasa.gov\/gallery\/individual.php?db_date=2025-05-15>MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In what is becoming an annual occurrence, fires across Canada are putting First Nations at risk.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":150867,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,11,1],"tags":[6499,609,283,478,6498,1489,243,133,908,134,2485,164,6497],"class_list":["post-150838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canada","category-environment","category-national","tag-army-cardinal-christianson","tag-canada","tag-climate-change","tag-fires","tag-jimmy-cote","tag-manitoba","tag-media","tag-native-america-calling","tag-ontario","tag-radio","tag-saskatchewan","tag-transportation","tag-tyson-wesley","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/10\/canadawildfires.jpeg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-DeS","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=150838"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":151185,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150838\/revisions\/151185"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/150867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=150838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=150838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}