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Topic: Traditional Ecological Knowledge
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Sep 13, 2018
Fire as Medicine: Fire Dependent Cultures and Re-Empowering American Indian Tribes
BY: Frank Kanawha Lake, Ph.D., USDA Forest Service’s Pacific Southwest Research StationAcross North America, many communities seek to live more safely with wildland fire; some call that working to become a fire adapted community. Many American Indian tribes were… Read More
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Jan 11, 2018
Integrating Traditional Ecological Knowledge and World Renewal Ceremonies into Fire Adaptation: An Indigenous Stewardship Model
BY: Karuk Tribe, Department of Natural Resources , Bill TrippThe Karuk Tribe’s Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and belief systems are constructed and preserved in the form of stories, practices, performances and ongoing… Read More
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Aug 02, 2016
The 4 Rights Campaign: Prescribed Fire is Right 4 the Environment
FAC Network ParticipantThe 4 Rights Campaign is being spearheaded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Pacific Region. It revolves around prescribed fire being done at the Right Time, with the… Read More
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Jun 28, 2016
Margo Robbins is a member of the Cultural Fire Management Council of the Yurok Tribe in northern California. This article first appeared on the Prescribed Fire Training… Read More