Good Fire

Good Fire Season 3 Teaser

Good Fire Podcast by Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew Kristoff Stories of Indigenous fire stewardship, cultural and social empowerment and environmental integrity Episode highlight Join Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew Kristoff as they give a sneak peek at what to expect in Good Fire’s third season. Resources Canada’s record-breaking wildfires in 2023: A fiery wake-up call Intentional Fire Podcast by Vikki Preston Sponsors The Canadian Partnership for Wildland Fire Science ...

The Abundance Will Be Forever with Victor Steffensen and Ado Webster

Good Fire Podcast by Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew Kristoff Stories of Indigenous fire stewardship, cultural empowerment and environmental integrity The Abundance Will Be Forever with Victor Steffensen and Ado Webster Episode highlight In this podcast, Victor Steffensen and Ado Webster reflect on their experiences as Indigenous fire-keepers. Resources Fire Country: How Indigenous Fire Management Could Help Save Australia by Victor Steffensen Victor and Ado’s Bios Looking Afte...

Celebrating Success with Victor Steffenson and Ado Webster

Episode highlight In this podcast, Victor Steffenson and Ado Webster talk about cultural burning in Australia and the work Firesticks is doing to promote it. Resources Fire Country: How Indigenous Fire Management Could Help Save Australia by Victor Steffensen Looking After Country with Fire: Aboriginal Burning Knowledge With Uncle Kuu by Victor and Sandra Steffensen Cool Burning Sponsors The Canadian Partnership for Wildland Fire Science Support from: ● California Indian Water Co...

Good Fire in Guyana with Kayla de Freitas and Nicolas Cyril

Good Fire Podcast by Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew Kristoff Stories of Indigenous fire stewardship, cultural and social empowerment, and environmental integrity Good Fire In Guyana with Kayla de Freitas and Nicholas Cyril Episode highlight In this episode, Kayla and Nicholas talk about the cultural burning practices in Guyana. Resources SRDC Kayla De-Freitas Sponsors The Canadian Partnership for Wildland Fire Science Support from: ●       California Indian Water Commission...

Fire Futures with Indigenous Researchers

Good Fire Podcast by Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew Kristoff Stories of Indigenous fire stewardship, cultural and social empowerment, and environmental integrity Early Career Panel Episode highlight This episode is a recording of a session at the IAWF Fire & Climate conference in Pasadena CA, featuring early career researchers who are re-kindling cultural burning. Resources International Association of Wildland Fire Sponsors The Canadian Partnership for Wildland Fire Science ...

Cultural Fire in California with Don Hankins

Good Fire Podcast by Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew Kristoff Stories of Indigenous fire stewardship, cultural empowerment and environmental integrity Update: Cultural Fire in California with Don Hankins Episode highlight In this podcast, Don Hankins talks about new developments around cultural burning in California and his hopes for the future. Resources California’s Strategic Plan for Expanding the Use of Beneficial Fire Sponsors The Canadian Partnership for Wildland Fire Sc...

Fire In Zimbabwe with Ntando Nondo

Good Fire Podcast by Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew Kristoff Stories of Indigenous fire stewardship, cultural and social empowerment, and environmental integrity Episode highlight In this episode, Ntando Nondo talks about Indigenous land stewardship and fire management practices in Zimbabwe. Resources Ntando Nondo’s Profile Southern Africa Fire Network (SAFNET) Sponsors The Canadian Partnership for Wildland Fire Science Support from: ●       California Indian Water Commiss...

Cultural Safety with Joe Gilchrist and Natasha Caverley

Good Fire Podcast by Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew Kristoff Stories of Indigenous fire stewardship, cultural empowerment and environmental integrity Cultural Safety with Joe Gilchrist and Natasha Caverley Episode highlight In this podcast, Joe Gilchrist and Natasha Caverley talk about how Indigenous and Western ways of knowing can come together to bring cultural burning back on the land a study exploring cultural safety of Indigenous wildland firefighters in Canada. Resources ...

Fire and Carbon with Russell Myers Ross and William Nikolakis

Episode highlight In this episode, Russell Myers Ross and William Nikolakis speak about the work of the Gathering Voices Society on revitalizing traditional fire management in Tsilhqot’in Territory and the potential around carbon offsets. Resources Russell Myers Ross’ Story William Nikolakis’ Profile Gathering Voices Society The North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance Ltd (NAILSMA) Intact Foundation Wildfire governance in a changing world: Insights for policy lea...

Rediscovering Cultural Fire with Russel Ross and William Nikolakis

Good Fire Podcast by Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew Kristoff Stories of Indigenous fire stewardship, cultural and social empowerment, and environmental integrity Episode highlight In this episode, Russell Myers Ross and William Nikolakis speak about the work of the Gathering Voices Society on revitalizing traditional fire management in Tsilhqot’in Territory and the potential around carbon offsets. Resources Russell Myers Ross’ Story William Nikolakis’ Profile Gathering Voices ...

Cultural Fire Ceremony with Ron Goode

Good Fire Podcast by Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew Kristoff Stories of Indigenous fire stewardship, cultural empowerment and environmental integrity Episode highlight In this episode, Ron W. Goode talks about his journey stewarding the land using fire and the importance of ceremony.  Resources Ron Goode’s Profile Tribal-Traditional Ecological Knowledge Sponsors The Canadian Partnership for Wildland Fire Science Support from: ●       California Indian Water Commission ●  ...

Cultural Fire Is Back with Bhiamie Williamson

Hosted by Amy Cardinal Christianson, and Matthew Kristoff. Amy is a Métis woman from Treaty 8 territory, currently living in Treaty 6, and a research scientist with the Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada. Matthew grew up in Treaty 8 territory and now lives in Treaty 6. He is a forester in the province of Alberta, Canada and the creator of YourForest Podcast. Episode highlight In this podcast, Bhiamie Williamson discusses the connection of Indigenous peoples to the land, and...

Season 2 Teaser and How To

Another teaser, and some advice from Amy for those that want to get involved! Resources Canada Wildfire: https://www.canadawildfire.org/ Firesticks Alliance Australia: https://www.firesticks.org.au/ Coalition of Prescribed Fire Councils: http://www.prescribedfire.net/ Prescribed Fire Training Exchanges: https://www.conservationgateway.org/ConservationPractices/FireLandscapes/HabitatProtectionandRestoration/Training/TrainingExchanges/Pages/Upcoming-Training-Exchanges.aspx TREX Prescribed ...

We're Back - Good Fire Season 2 Teaser

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Cultural Fire in Brazil and Venezuela with Jay Mistry

The final episode of the Good Fire Podcast is an incredible conversation that helps to try and summarize some of the ideas we have discussed over the last 10 episodes. Jay Mistry has been working with and doing research in South America with Indigenous peoples for years, and she has a great perspective on many of the issues we have discussed. We talked about the role of cultural fire in Brazil and Venezuela, indigenous lead fire programs, and the challenges with colonial governments and how ...

Aboriginal Women and Caring for Country in NSW, Australia with Vanessa Cavanagh

I think when most people imagine a firefighter they picture a man. Women, it would seem, are still trying to shake the stigma of historical gender roles. Across the colonized world these gender roles have created a mold through which we all perceive and think about our world. Vanessa is trying to break that mold. Through her own life experiences climbing the ladder of the western fire model, as well as through her research, Vanessa has great perspective and insight into the importance of wome...

Fire Ecology and Indigenous Knowledge with Frank Lake

Wildfire management has long been the domain of colonial governments. Despite a rich history of living with, managing, and using fire as a tool since time immemorial, Indigenous people were not permitted to practice cultural fire and their knowledge was largely ignored. As a result, total fire suppression became the prominent policy. With the most active force of natural succession abruptly halted, Indigenous communities suffered as the land changed. Today, western society has recognized the ...

Interior Fire Keepers Workshop in Merritt BC, Canada: Second live recording with Pierre Kruger

More Fire Stories from Fire Keeper Pierre Kruger. These live recordings are a great way to try and understand some indigenous perspectives when it comes to the role of fire in our natural world. Episode highlight In this episode, Pierre Krueger, a traditional fire-keeper and Penticton Indian Band Elder, debriefs about a cultural burn that was done at the workshop. Resources An Indigenous burning story featuring Pierre Krueger: https://thenib.com/prescribed-burn-forest-fires/?fbclid=IwAR1eA...

Fire and Water in California, USA with Don Hankins

Cultural burning is important for many reasons, from berry production to habitat creation it promotes sustainable ecosystems and communities. Water is one giant part of that equation. What is the connection between fire and water? How can burning more or less often, higher or lower intensities, affect water quality and fish habitat? Don Hankins has studied these questions and has answers for us. Episode highlight In this podcast, Don Hankins, President of the California Indian Water Commissi...

Interior Fire Keepers Workshop in Merritt BC, Canada with Nklawa

Firesticks Alliance in Australia with Oliver Costello

For generations, since colonization, authority over the land and how to manage it has been held firmly by colonial governments, despite that land being sustainably managed for thousands of years prior to European contact by Indigenous peoples. Firesticks is an organization that aims to change the system and create more opportunities for Indigenous lead fire management. A more inclusive management system serves multiple purposes, benefiting all walks of life from indigenous to non-Indigenous p...

Interior Fire Keepers Workshop in Merritt BC, Canada with Pierre Kruger

Indigenous people have a rich history of working with and understanding fire. Pierre Kruger remembers a time when burning was common and has countless stories describing the lessons learned. This is the first of three Fire-Keeper stories we will release during the course of this podcast series. These stories consist of traditional knowledge and describe an understanding of fire that may be different from what some have come to understand. In this podcast, Pierre Krueger remembers a time whe...

Burning on territory in Victoria, Australia with Trent Nelson and Tim Kanoa

Cultural burning exists around the world. This week we spoke with Trent Nelson and Tim Kanoa about the huge forward strides they have taken to get cultural burning back on the landscape on the other side of the globe, in Australia. We discuss the deep cultural ties to burning, what has been lost, and what can be gained by having it back on the land. We could learn a lot from their experience. Resources Native Title: https://www.ag.gov.au/legal-system/native-title RSA: https://djadjawurrung...

Welcome to Good Fire

Wildfire is often portrayed in the media as being ‘destructive’ and ‘catastrophic’. In this podcast we explore the concept of fire as a tool for ecological health and cultural empowerment by Indigenous people around the globe. Good Fire is a term used to describe fire that is lit intentionally to achieve specific ecological and cultural goals. Good fire is about balance. Quotes 04.06 - 4.21: “Any time you talk to an elder about good fire, it’s about cleaning up the landscape, about using ...