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Tribes hit hard by wildfires face health effects, cultural losses
The fires destroyed homes, timber and traditional foods, while smoke and displacement worsened respiratory, perinatal and behavioral health concerns, tribal leaders said.
Neighbors across the Colville Tribes communities in Washington state knew Matilda Bob’s log home as the “rainbow house,” for its brightly painted exterior. Now it’s gone. Sparked by a lightning strike in mid-July, the Kaiser Canyon Fire destroyed Bob’s home and 42 other houses on the Colville Reservation, along with 100 outbuildings such as sheds […]