Western society has become entrenched in finding solutions to climate change that fit into a colonized understanding of the world. Much of Western academia operates on the widely-held assumption that the Anthropocene Epoch has led to the current climate crisis and the solution to climate change lies in reverting the world to how it was […]
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California is burning wrong — listen to native tribes and burn it right
“You have to understand fire. You have to respect fire. You can’t be afraid of it.” – Ron W. Goode, Tribal Chairman, North Fork Mono Tribe Fires have long been a fixture of California, but over time they have become increasingly intense and disruptful, with “megafires” becoming more and more frequent. While fires are key […]