Indigenous Wisdom in Climate Care with Rachael Cavanagh and Melinda Adams

Indigenous Wisdom in Climate Care with Rachael Cavanagh and Melinda Adams

From Good Fire by Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew Kristoff

April 10, 2025 · Season 3 · Episode 6

About this episode

Rachael Cavanagh and Melinda Adams discuss the role of Indigenous fire stewards in managing climate change.

Good Fire Podcast by Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew Kristoff Stories of Indigenous fire stewardship, cultural and social empowerment and environmental integrity Indigenous Wisdom in Climate Care with Rachael Cavanagh and Melinda Adams Episode highlight In this episode, Rachael Cavanagh and Melinda Adams talk about the role of Indigenous fire stewards in managing climate change. Resources Rachael Cavanagh Melinda M.Adams Solastalgia to Soliphilia: Cultural Fire, Climate Change, and Indigenous Healing ON FIRE: The Report of the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission Indigenous Fire Data Sovereignty: Applying Indigenous Data Sovereignty Principles to Fire Research Sponsors Canada Wildfire Indigenous Leadership Initiative Quotes 20.51 - 20.56: “Our law is still in the land and it’s in all of the stories that have been passed down to us by our Elders.”  40.27 - 41.08: “It comes back to our relationship. Us as First Nations people or Indigenous people, we have a very respectful relationship with fire, but then if you look at non-Indigenous people… everything is from fear… If you look at the language they use, it’s… suppression and it’s firefighting and… all of…

People in this episode

Hosts: Amy Cardinal Christianson, Matthew Kristoff

Guests: Rachael Cavanagh, Melinda Adams

Topics covered

  • Indigenous fire stewardship
  • climate change
  • cultural empowerment
  • environmental integrity
  • fire management

Keywords

  • Indigenous wisdom
  • climate care
  • fire stewardship
  • cultural empowerment
  • environmental integrity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Canada Wildfire, Indigenous Leadership Initiative

Books & works: Solastalgia to Soliphilia: Cultural Fire, Climate Change, and Indigenous Healing, ON FIRE: The Report of the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission, Indigenous Fire Data Sovereignty: Applying Indigenous Data Sovereignty Principles to Fire Research

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