GOOD FIRE II: Current Barriers to the Expansion of Cultural Burning and Prescribed Fire Use in the United States and Recommended Solutions

A significant revitalization of the relationships between fire, communities, and landscapes is needed to address the wildfire crisis. Many Indigenous peoples still honor and maintain these relationships— their efforts must be fully enabled and supported, while many others must fundamentally change the way they talk and think about fire, enabling a paradigm shift in how fire restoration activities are regulated, planned, and implemented. To move forward, Indigenous knowledge, practice, and belief systems must be respected and revered, and the sovereignty of Tribal governments and cultural fire practitioners must be acknowledged and access enabled. Additionally, Tribes and Indigenous people should be provided with resources to burn as they know how, within their lands of territorial affiliation. 

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