Groundtruth: Cultural Burns as Tools for Wildfire Prevention and Indigenous Healing
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Indigenous people used prescribed burns in forests for thousands of years to manage land, reduce wildfire risk, and support cultural practices. Noa Ervin and Claire McLeod of Beveridge & Diamond interview Deniss Martinez, PhD Candidate at the University of California Davis, focusing on how colonial governments and land management agencies have suppressed these practices, and highlight the recent progress in restoring Indigenous fire management.
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Groundtruth: Cultural Burns as Tools for Wildfire Prevention and Indigenous Healing