Voices from the fire line: Pikangikum Anishinaabeg experiences as provincial forest firefighters in northwestern Ontario

• Main Author: Sanders, Michael R.
• Other Authors: Davidson-Hunt, Iain (Natural Resource Institute), Sinclair, John (Natural Resources Institute) Johnson, Derek (Anthropology) Brown, Jennifer (University of Winnipeg) Gerrish, Lee (Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Red Lake District)
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Pikangikum; Ojibwa; Ontario; Forestry; Firefighting; Ethnography; History; Anthropology; Red Lake; anishina*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1993/4939

This research is an account of Pikangikum Anishinaabeg experiences as provincial forest firefighters in the Red Lake region of Ontario. It illustrates historic and contemporary community roles in firefighting in light of institutional changes that have affected their level of involvement. It describ...