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Tribes hit hard by wildfires face health effects, cultural losses

NC NewslineBy Nada HassaneinSeptember 18, 2026

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Neighbors across the Colville Tribes communities in Washington state knew Matilda Bob’s log home as the “rainbow house,” for its brightly painted exterior. Now it’s gone. Sparked by a lightning strike in mid-July, the Kaiser Canyon Fire destroyed Bob’s home and 42 other houses on the Colville Reservation, along with 100 outbuildings such as sheds […]

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