By Fakiha Baig THE CANADIAN PRESS A 10-year-old girl who died after a house fire on a northern Ontario First Nation might still be alive if firefighting and prevention resources her community has been seeking were in place, an organization representing 49 First Nations said Thursday. The Nishnawbe Aski Nation said the tragedy that took place Saturday on Weenusk First Nation, in Peawanuck, Ont., highlighted the lack of resources and support on First Nations to fight fires. NAN Deputy Grand Chief Anna Betty Achneepineskum said the fire also displaced nine others living in the home and left the community in a deep state of sadness. “I heard from the community that people were grabbing their fire extinguishers and running to try to to fight the fire … but, perhaps, if

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