$1.5M study to examine wildfire evacuation effects on Indigenous communities – SaskToday.ca

A $1.5M grant will fund research on how wildfires and evacuations affect First Nations and Métis communities.

SASKATOON — Each year, wildfires present significant challenges for Canadian communities, forcing individuals from their homes, impacting their livelihoods and posing a risk to their health. For First Nations and Métis communities the damage from wildfires has been experienced year after year and has left lasting impacts.

Researchers from the nātawihowin First Nations Research Network / mamawiikikayaahk Métis Research Network (SK-NEIHR) and the University of Saskatchewan (USask) are leading a community-focused research initiative that examines the impacts of wildfire evacuations on Indigenous communities. The National Coordinating Centre of the Network Environments of Indigenous Health Research (NCC-NEIHR) recently received a $1.5 million investment from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Institute of Indigenous Peoples Health (IIPH) to begin this rapid response research.

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