The First Nations Wildfire Evacuation Partnership (FNWEP) was established in 2013 to unite researchers, evacuated First Nations communities, and relevant agencies involved in wildfire evacuation support. The Partnership aims to learn the impacts of recent evacuations on First Nation peoples and communities to provide recommendations to reduce the negative impacts of wildfire evacuations.
The FNWEP is a collaborative work comprised of First Nations communities in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario, alongside researchers from the University of Alberta and the Canadian Forest Service. The Partnership is supported by several federal and provincial agencies and receives funding from multiple sources.
To learn more about our current research, see Our Work.
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Your donation directly supports community-engaged research on wildfire evacuation and preparedness. Our unique approach enables us to synthesize diverse experiences of evacuation into transformative, collective action. With your support, we can continue this work with the goal of reducing the impacts of evacuations and strengthening safety and resilience in First Nations communities.
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We respectfully acknowledge that we are situated on Treaty 6 territory, traditional lands of First Nations and Métis people.