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Fire Tender | Restorative Fire

For Native tribes like the Yurok, bringing fire back to the land is essential to life.

Aired 04/22/2024 | Rating TV-PG

Local, USA

Fire Tender | Restorative Fire

Clip: Season 8 Episode 7 | 1m 44sVideo has Closed Captions

For Native tribes like the Yurok, bringing fire back to the land is essential to life.

In the U.S., fire is seen as destructive. But for Native tribes like the Yurok, it is essential to life. Margo Robbins explains how reclaiming fire and bringing it back to the land is a method of fire suppression known as controlled burning and also reignites the growth of plants that are used to create everyday items like baskets.

Aired 04/22/2024 | Rating TV-PG

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Funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and Wyncote Foundation.

Fire Tender | Preview

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Preview: S8 Ep7 | 30s | A Yurok knowledge keeper seeks to return fire practices, and restore land and people. (30s)

Fire Tender | The Native Practice of Controlled Burns

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Clip: S8 Ep7 | 1m | For Native tribes, controlled burns were banned by the government but is now being put to practice. (1m)

Fire Tender | Trailer

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Preview: S8 Ep7 | 1m 10s | A Yurok knowledge keeper seeks to return fire practices, and restore land and people. (1m 10s)

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