Burnt Lands, Broken Traditions The Okanagan Indian Band's recent loss to the Bradley Creek wildfire serves as a stark reminder of climate change's devastating impact on Indigenous communities.
Hundreds of homes and historic structures have been destroyed, leaving many band members without shelter or irreplaceable artifacts.
Frederick Louis, an Elder of the Okanagan Indian Band, noted that the physical loss is only part of the devastation. "It's not just the buildings that are gone," he said.