What On Earth16:17How Indigenous leaders are teaching youth on reserves to help their communities cope with disasters
In the face of Canada’s worst wildfire season on record, a national program that teaches Indigenous youth to become emergency preparedness leaders is more important than ever, say its founders.
The Preparing Our Home program aims to improve disaster management on reserve by sharing practices geared towards Indigenous communities – communities that are increasingly and disproportionately affected by the impacts of climate change.
Darlene Yellow Old Woman-Munro stands with a youth mentee at a Preparing Our Home gathering in Osoyoos, B.C. It helps connect elders and
