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Here's your latest national indigenous news on the Windspeaker Radio Network. I'm Brooklyn, Britain. Around eighteen hundred people have fled their communities due to wildfires raging across Northern Ontario, Premier Doug Ford said Monday as officials consider further evacuations. Fires have destroyed communities, prompted numerous evacuation orders, and filled the skies across Ontario and beyond with noxious smoke. Evacuees have fanned out to host cities across the province, including Thunder Bay, Toronto, Sudbury, and Niagara Falls. Ford said thirteen communities have been evacuated or are in the process of evacuating. Nearly 200 wildfires are burning across northern Ontario, with 57 said to be out of control. Crews say they will prioritize lives, property, and critical infrastructure, while restricted fire zones and open air burning bands remain until further notice across the Northwest. Whitewater Lake First Nation reported widespread destruction, including homes, belongings, and vital infrastructure, deepening concern and loss across remote communities. Chief Pauline Drake said that the wildfire destroyed much of the remote community about 250 kilometers north of Thunder Bay, Ontario. The chief said the facility will help her members exercise treaty rights, like picking berries for medicinal purposes while learning and sharing traditional knowledge. The nation is part of the Treaty Eight Nations, a group that also includes seven other First Nations in BC. And in the remote Decho Denis community of John Marie River, population under 70, education has returned to its roots. For the first time in recent memory, both educators at Louis Norwegian School are from the community itself in the Northwest Territories. Principal Sharon Ahani Allen and educational assistant Rhonda Grosset left home to pursue their education and careers, then returned to teach the next generation. Their presence offers students deep cultural understanding and a strong sense of safety and belonging. Louis Norwegian School serves kindergarten to grade nine. While the Northwest Territories faces low graduation rates, especially for Indigenous students, Jean Marie River defines success through confidence, cultural connection, and well being. Teachers take students out on the land where they thrive in their element. Principal Nahani Allen says she hopes today's students become tomorrow's leaders. That is your national indigenous news.