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As the threat to northern Quebec Cree communities from historic wildfires diminishes, the Cree Nation's top firefighter is looking to a future where destructive blazes like those that have been burning for weeks become more common.
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MONTREAL — As the threat to northern Quebec Cree communities from historic wildfires diminishes, the Cree Nation's top firefighter is looking to a future where destructive blazes like those that have been burning for weeks become more common Millions
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In hopes of reducing such losses in the future, Lee-Roy Blacksmith is pushing to get more Cree trained as auxiliary forest firefighters
'It's our backyard, it's our playground in the forest. We know how the terrain is,' says Lee-Roy Blacksmith, the regional fire marshal for the Cree Nation Government.