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Groundtruth (Ep. 11): Cultural Burns as Tools for Wildfire Prevention and Indigenous Healing

Groundtruth (Ep. 11): Cultural Burns as Tools for Wildfire Prevention and Indigenous Healing

Released Thursday, 18th May 2023
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Groundtruth (Ep. 11): Cultural Burns as Tools for Wildfire Prevention and Indigenous Healing

Groundtruth (Ep. 11): Cultural Burns as Tools for Wildfire Prevention and Indigenous Healing

Groundtruth (Ep. 11): Cultural Burns as Tools for Wildfire Prevention and Indigenous Healing

Groundtruth (Ep. 11): Cultural Burns as Tools for Wildfire Prevention and Indigenous Healing

Thursday, 18th May 2023
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In the 11th episode of "Groudtruth," Associates Noa Ervin and Claire McLeod interview Deniss Martinez, PhD Candidate at the University of California Davis, on the practices of prescribed burns. Indigenous people used prescribed burns in forests for thousands of years to manage land, reduce wildfire risk, and support cultural practices. This episode focuses 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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