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In the wake of a devastating house fire in a remote First Nation community, Chief Donny Morriss grandson tragically lost his life, and two others were severely injured. The Independent First Nations Alliance, including Morriss community, has filed a human rights complaint against Indigenous Services Canada, alleging chronic underfunding of on-reserve fire services, which they claim amounts to discrimination. With First Nations residents ten times more likely to die in fires and children under ten eighty-six times more at risk, chiefs and their lawyer express deep frustration over the commissions delays. Meanwhile, Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty announces a $738.9 million package for health, governance, and emergency management, including $55.6 million for community preparedness. However, groups insist that the federal government must act now to prevent more losses due to bureaucratic stalls.

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