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By Alex Murray Writer After the entire community was razed by wildfire, Namaygoosisagagun First Nation now needs to rebuild. And the First Nation\u2019s lawyer says there is a very clear way to resolve the issues facing that rebuild: federal recognition as a First Nation, which they do not currently have. \u201cMake them have status, and all the problems go away,\u201d Meaghan Daniel, general counsel for Namaygoosisagagun, told Turtle Island News. \u201cUsually there\u2019s no magic wand. Here, there is one. There\u2019s an actual magic wand, which is: here\u2019s the First Nation status.\u201d \u201cGive them status. Now we can rebuild capital infrastructure, we can put back the generators. We can put back the houses. We can put back the band office. Literally magic wand me, and we can fix this. But if… <\/p>\n

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By Alex Murray Writer After the entire community was razed by wildfire, Namaygoosisagagun First Nation now needs to rebuild. And the First Nation\u2019s lawyer says there is a very clear way to resolve the issues facing that rebuild: federal recognition as a First Nation, which they do not currently have. \u201cMake them have status, and all the problems go away,\u201d Meaghan Daniel, general counsel for Namaygoosisagagun, told Turtle Island News. \u201cUsually there\u2019s no magic wand. Here, there is one. There\u2019s an actual magic wand, which is: here\u2019s the First Nation status.\u201d \u201cGive them status. Now we can rebuild capital infrastructure, we can put back the generators. We can put back the houses. We can put back the band office. Literally magic wand me, and we can fix this. But if... <\/p>\n

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