[RWG] ARTICLE: Maintaining the Mosaic: The role of indigenous burning in land management

[Park, Margaret E]

Robin Kimmerer & Frank K. Lake, Journal of Forestry, November 2001

Abstract
This article highlights the findings of the literature on aboriginal fire from the human-and the land-centered disciplines, and suggests that the traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples be incorporated into plans for reintroducing fire to the nation's forests. Traditional knowledge represents the outcome of long experimentation with application of fire by indigenous people, which can inform contemporary policy discussions.

Link to article: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285728799_Maintaining_the_Mosaic_The_role_of_indigenous_burning_in_land_management

*Related Podcast: Fire Ecology and Indigenous Knowledge with Frank Lake - October 28, 2019

Summary: 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 ecological problem a lack of fire has created, however, the cultural impact has been largely ignored. Frank Lake has spent a great deal of time contemplating the role of Indigenous people in fire management, and he has some great insight into how we can begin to change fire management for the benefit of all people.

Link to podcast: https://yourforestpodcast.com/good-fire-podcast/2019/10/16/fxk6gvcl10gjnex2zu8jtdo6gbhgbt
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