Deusdedit RuhangariyoICTAround the world: Canadian First Nations women rebuild dignity after storm Melissa; and Indigenous housing investment strengthens community stability in Australia. Into this breach stepped an unexpected group of responders: Indigenous women roofers from Canada, as reported by CBC News. De Coteau needed help completing a large roofing job and realized there were few visible spaces for women, particularly Indigenous women, in the trades. The absence of local housing has forced reliance on fly-in, fly-out workers, many of whom commute hours from Broome each week. BRAZIL: Indigenous women defend Cerrado from fireIn Brazil’s Cerrado savanna, fire has become both a natural force and a weapon of destruction.

Source: CBC News January 14, 2026 23:15 UTC