Indigenous communities feel left behind in Alberta wildfire response
Burnt-out cars in East Prairie Métis Settlement in northern Alberta following a wildfire in early May 2023.It didn’t stop the local firefighters from working to save the settlement, though. Desjarlais said evacuees in nearby towns started sending food and water to their neighbours battling the fire.
Global News reached out to Alberta Wildfire to ask about the fire response to the Grizzly Complex, but the agency had not replied by the time of publication.Johnston said she feels that the more central Alberta towns have been getting more attention than the northern, Indigenous communities destroyed by fire.“Four houses burnt in Drayton Valley yesterday, it’s all over the media.
“Right now we’re a community. We’re going through this together,” said Supernault. “We’re going to build together, we’re going to cry together.” “He said ‘Why would we, mom? It’s our home,’” she said. “We’re going to stay and try and rebuild and that’s all we can do.”Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said part of the aid she has requested from the federal government is in the form of shelter for evacuees in northern Alberta.“What I talked to the Prime Minister about is to make sure that we’ve got manufactured homes so that they can offer temporary housing and then be able to move them on to the settlement.
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