Kátł'odeeche First Nation residents prepare for new homes
CBC
Between the flooding in spring 2022 and the wildfires last summer, Kátł'odeeche First Nation (KFN) in the N.W.T. has lost over 20 homes in the last two years.
Displaced residents have been living in federal housing and hotels across the territory, some for over a year.
KFN resident Louis Tambour, who lost his home to wildfire last year, has been living in the North Country Inn in Hay River, N.W.T., with his dog Fluffy. He says it's been hard but he's looking forward to moving into his new home.
On Jan. 10, the community received its first shipment of four new homes.
"It won't be the same, but you know, at least we have a roof over our head, a place to sleep and something to eat, you know, that's the main thing," he said.
"I'm just glad no one got hurt, no one got hurt in these fires."
The whole experience has had its ups and downs for Tambour but loneliness has been the worst part of being displaced.
"We're all scattered all over," he said. "I don't see anybody around. Sometime people would walk around past your house, you talk to them, but here you can't."
Tambour had lived in his KFN home since 1995. He said that losing his belongings was emotional for him, because of the memories associated with them.
"What we worked for, me and my spouse. For 18 years she was with me, everything went up in just one hour," he said.
Tambour also had six sheds on his property that he lost.
Despite it all, he's looking forward to the future when he can finally move back into his house and Fluffy will have more space and a yard to run around in.
"I miss my home, my dog misses her home," he said. "I'll be really thankful when that day comes."
KFN Chief April Martel was also displaced after losing her home to the flooding. She says the new homes are a long time coming.
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