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Kátł'odeeche First Nation members say land burned by a wildfire over nearly two weeks is home to all kinds of wildlife. It could take a decade for some of it to return.
The Northwest Territories government launched two new programs on Thursday to help evacuees, and some host communities, with the financial burden of displacement.
An out-of-control wildfire burning in the N.W.T.'s South Slave has forced people in Kátł'odeeche First Nation and Hay River to flee their homes. N.W.T. Fire says the fire has "very likely" damaged structures in Kátł'odeeche First Nation and may have spread to Vale Island too.
Stan Pope was 10 years old when his family relocated to Hay River's new town after the 1963 flood. Earlier this year, he was flooded again.
The Chief of West Point First Nation in Hay River wants to move his 88-member community to a more suitable location, after flooding compounded its already dire housing crunch.