Season 3 | Episode 2 | Good Fire Podcast

Season 3 | Episode 2 | Good Fire Podcast

From Good Fire by Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew Kristoff

March 13, 2025 · 1h 22m · Season 3 · Episode 2

About this episode

Jessica Angel discusses her experiences as an Indigenous trans woman and cultural fire practitioner, focusing on the importance of fire in her community.

S‍eason 3 | Episode 2 | Good Fire Podcast Title: We Are Fire People with Jessica Angel In this episode of the Good Fire Podcast, Jessica Angel talks to Amy Cardinal Christianson and Vikki Preston about being an Indigenous trans woman bringing back fire to her Nation.  Quotes 23.30 - 23.33: “The best teacher when it comes to working with fire is fire.”  33.19 – 33.23: “Some good smoke is part of preventing a larger quantity of bad smoke down the road.” 56.02 - 56.28: “It’s been really interesting to… show up with this zeal for fire as… an Indigenous trans woman… because, let me tell you, the fire world is stacked against Indigenous peoples and more so stacked against Indigenous women. It isn’t even beginning to crack open… trans people let alone… trans people who are Indigenous or Black or POC or BIPOC in some way.” Takeaways Meet Jessica Angel (07.59) Jessica is an Indigenous trans woman, a cultural fire practitioner and an enrolled member of the Chinook Indian Nation. Until recently, she worked at Ecostudies Institute in Olympia, Washington. She now works to approach cultural Indigenous fire from a community perspective. Her Nation recently had their second ever…

People in this episode

Host: Amy Cardinal Christianson

Guest: Jessica Angel

Topics covered

  • Indigenous fire practices
  • cultural stewardship
  • trans identity
  • community perspective
  • prescribed fire
  • environmental science

Keywords

  • Indigenous
  • fire
  • trans woman
  • cultural practices
  • prescribed fire
  • environment
  • community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ecostudies Institute

Places: Chinook Indian Nation

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