Cultural Burning: How Indigenous Fire Stewardship Cares for Land
Cultural burning connects care for land with Indigenous knowledge and authority. Explore Karuk and Yurok examples, ecological research and changes in California law.
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Traditional Ecological Knowledge Explained: Stewardship, Science and Sovereignty
Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) is living, place-based knowledge developed and maintained through Indigenous peoples’ relationships with their homelands. It includes observations, practices and responsibilities that can guide fishing, farming, forestry, water management, fire stewardship and responses to environmental change. Understanding TEK also means understanding who holds that knowledge, how it is passed on and who…
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California Funds Return of Nearly 40,000 Acres to Quartz Valley Tribe
California has approved financing that will allow the Quartz Valley Indian Reservation to reclaim nearly 40,000 acres of ancestral land in the Klamath River Basin—almost 200 times the size of the Tribe’s present reservation. The State Water Resources Control Board announced the decision July 24 after adopting a resolution authorizing a $25 million, zero-interest loan…
