Fire Tender | Trailer
Season 8
Episode 7
About the Episode
Yurok people have been putting fire on the land since time immemorial...but this practice has been disrupted by California settlers. Catastrophic fires in the West, however, has policymakers rethinking their commitment to fire suppression. FIRE TENDER shares the work of Margo Robbins, a Yurok knowledge keeper, seeking to return practices to Yurok territory, and to restore the land and its people.
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Fire Tender | Restorative Fire
For Native tribes like the Yurok, bringing fire back to the land is essential to life.1:44 -
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