After a century of bans on Indigenous burning, California tribes are restoring ‘good fire’ to the land. New laws now recognise tribal sovereignty to conduct cultural burns - small, intentional fires that nourish native plants, strengthen biodiversity and reduce megafire risk. In northern California, fire practitioners are now teaching new generations to read landscapes and burn safely, blending traditional knowledge with modern ecology to restore balance https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/interactive/2025/tribes-cultural-burning-california-wildfires/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
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Ada Palmer (adapalmer@wandering.shop)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Oct-2025 01:11:16 JST
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- Mr. Bill repeated this.
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aapis (aapis@mastodon.world)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Oct-2025 02:56:55 JST
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@adapalmer @bmacDonald94 Burns like these save lives. The indigenous, the firefighters, community leaders, everyone knows. It’s very frustrating to see the indigenous perspective ignored because whites still think they know better.