Cultural Fire

AFE's Statement on Traditional Ecological Knowledge

Indigenous peoples have stewarded the land and used fire on landscapes around the world since time immemorial and are active stewards of the land today. This page provides several resources for learning more about cultural fire and how to develop respectful and equitable relationships with Indigenous fire practitioners, researchers, and tribal communities.

Are you interested in working with Indigenous fire practitioners, researchers, and Tribal communities? Click here to read some principles which provide guidance for how develop meaningful relationships.[link]

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Fire Learning Network: Bringing Fire Back to the People: Cultural Burning with a New Generation
Fire Learning Network: Bringing Fire Back to the People: Cultural Burning with a New Generation

“Bringing Fire Back to the People” follows members of the Karuk Tribe in Northern California as they protect and revitalize traditional fire practices and pass knowledge across generations.

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Good Fire: Tending Native Lands at OMCA–Indigenous Fire Stewardship, Dioramas, & Ecology in Action
Good Fire: Tending Native Lands at OMCA–Indigenous Fire Stewardship, Dioramas, & Ecology in Action

Step inside the exhibition-making process at the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA), where immersive dioramas bring a four-stage fire cycle to life. This behind-the-scenes look shows how artists, designers, and scientists collaborate to tell stories of land, ecology, and care within OMCA’s exhibition, Good Fire: Tending Native Lands.

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Centering Indigenous Voices: The Role of Fire in the Boreal Forest of North America
Centering Indigenous Voices: The Role of Fire in the Boreal Forest of North America

“Indigenous perspectives have often been overlooked in fire management in North America. With a focus on the boreal region of North America, this paper provides a review of the existing literature documenting Indigenous voices and the historical relationship of Indigenous peoples in northern North America to fire and landscapes that burn.”

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Indian Country 101: An Online Tribal Engagement Training Series Built with Natural Resource Practitioners in Mind

This free, self-paced tribal engagement training launched was by The Nature Conservancy to assist non-tribal organizations in moving towards right relations with tribal partners. The training has two courses: 101 lays out the history and context for tribal engagement across the country, while course 102 builds upon the fundamentals, focusing specifically on tribes located in Washington State. Click here to access the training.

Cultural Fire resources

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