Good Fire

Jan 02 2025 24 ep. 215

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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.

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Learning Fire with Charity Battise

We’re Back! Good Fire Season 3 is officially coming your way! This is a short teaser episode to let you all now we have finally finished recording.Charity Battise is a young Indigenous Fire Steward learning their craft. Amy and Charity met at the Indigenous Peoples Burning Network Event and they talked about Charity’s work with her Nation. Charity is a part of the Alabama Coush

Good Fire Season 3 Teaser

Good Fire Podcast by Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew KristoffStories of Indigenous fire stewardship, cultural and social empowerment and environmental integrityEpisode highlightJoin Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew Kristoff as they give a sneak peek at what to expect in Good Fire’s third season.ResourcesCanada’s record-breaking wildfires in 2023: A fiery wake-up call

The Abundance Will Be Forever with Victor Steffensen and Ado Webster

Good Fire Podcast by Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew KristoffStories of Indigenous fire stewardship, cultural empowerment and environmental integrityThe Abundance Will Be Forever with Victor Steffensen and Ado WebsterEpisode highlightIn this podcast, Victor Steffensen and Ado Webster reflect on their experiences as Indigenous fire-keepers.ResourcesFire Country: How Indigenous

Celebrating Success with Victor Steffenson and Ado Webster

Episode highlightIn this podcast, Victor Steffenson and Ado Webster talk about cultural burning in Australia and the work Firesticks is doing to promote it. ResourcesFire Country: How Indigenous Fire Management Could Help Save Australia by Victor SteffensenLooking After Country with Fire: Aboriginal Burning Knowledge With Uncle Kuuby Victor and Sandra SteffensenCool Burning Sponsor

Good Fire in Guyana with Kayla de Freitas and Nicolas Cyril

Good Fire Podcast by Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew KristoffStories of Indigenous fire stewardship, cultural and social empowerment, and environmental integrityGood Fire In Guyana with Kayla de Freitas and Nicholas CyrilEpisode highlightIn this episode, Kayla and Nicholas talk about the cultural burning practices in Guyana.ResourcesSRDCKayla De-FreitasSponsorsThe Canadian Pa

Fire Futures with Indigenous Researchers

Good Fire Podcast by Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew KristoffStories of Indigenous fire stewardship, cultural and social empowerment, and environmental integrityEarly Career PanelEpisode highlightThis 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. ResourcesI

Cultural Fire in California with Don Hankins

Good Fire Podcast by Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew KristoffStories of Indigenous fire stewardship, cultural empowerment and environmental integrityUpdate: Cultural Fire in California with Don HankinsEpisode highlightIn this podcast, Don Hankins talks about new developments around cultural burning in California and his hopes for the future. ResourcesCalifornia’s Strategic

Fire In Zimbabwe with Ntando Nondo

Good Fire Podcast by Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew KristoffStories of Indigenous fire stewardship, cultural and social empowerment, and environmental integrity Episode highlightIn this episode, Ntando Nondo talks about Indigenous land stewardship and fire management practices in Zimbabwe.ResourcesNtando Nondo’s ProfileSouthern Africa Fire Network (SAFNET)SponsorsThe Canad

Cultural Safety with Joe Gilchrist and Natasha Caverley

Good Fire Podcast by Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew KristoffStories of Indigenous fire stewardship, cultural empowerment and environmental integrityCultural Safety with Joe Gilchrist and Natasha CaverleyEpisode highlightIn 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

Fire and Carbon with Russell Myers Ross and William Nikolakis

Episode highlightIn 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.ResourcesRussell Myers Ross’ StoryWilliam Nikolakis’ ProfileGathering Voices SocietyThe North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management A