6/23/25

How fire & floods are related–and how cultural burning can prevent both.

As the threats of wildfires continue to increase, it is important to highlight possible solutions and the hope that Indigenous fire stewardship can offer. Take a moment to learn about what that looks like by listening to Joe Gilchrest, from the Skeetchestn Indian Band, who practices cultural burning on his land and the dramatic changes that unfolded on the landscape as a result. But the benefits of cultural burning–good fire–go beyond preventing wildfires. It’s also deeply connected to the ability of the land to be resilient in the face of other threats, like flooding. These are not easy times, and year after year, we see Indigenous communities across the North threatened by wildfire. But solutions do exist, and we can find hope by collectively moving together towards understanding the benefits of Indigenous fire stewardship and supporting efforts to radically reshape our relationship with fire.

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