Healing Trauma Through Burning with Vikki Preston and Monique Wynecoop

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Vikki Preston and Monique Wynecoop discuss the role of Indigenous women in fire stewardship and healing trauma through burning.

Good Fire Podcast by Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew Kristoff Stories of Indigenous fire stewardship, cultural and social empowerment and environmental integrity Healing Trauma Through Burning with Vikki Preston and Monique Wynecoop Episode highlight In this podcast, Vikki and Monique talk about the role of Indigenous women in fire and the path to bringing fire back on the land.  Resources Association for Fire Ecology 10th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress Vikki Preston Monique Wynecoop Jessica Conrad https://www.hcn.org/issues/55-1/indigenous-affairs-wildfire-what-if-indigenous-women-ran-controlled-burns/ https://yff.yale.edu/speaker/monique-wynecoop-atsugewi-mountain-maidu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK77EWDJeoU Sponsors The Canadian Partnership for Wildland Fire Science Indigenous Leadership Initiative Quotes 42.41 – 42.46: “There is a place for me, and it doesn’t need to be in the system that’s not working.” 50.06 – 50.16 “It’s our journey as… mothers and matriarchs and leaders to make sure we are protecting the younger future generations.” Takeaways Meet Vikki Preston (02.14) Vikki is from the Karuk Tribe and has lived in rural Orleans…

People in this episode

Hosts: Amy Cardinal Christianson, Matthew Kristoff

Guests: Vikki Preston, Monique Wynecoop

Topics covered

• Indigenous fire stewardship
• cultural empowerment
• social empowerment
• environmental integrity
• role of Indigenous women
• healing trauma

Keywords

• Indigenous women
• fire stewardship
• cultural empowerment
• healing trauma
• environmental integrity
• fire ecology

Sponsors

Indigenous Leadership Initiative

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Association for Fire Ecology, 10th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress, Jessica Conrad

Places: Karuk Tribe, Orleans, California

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