Season 3 | Episode 4 | Good Fire Podcast

Season 3 | Episode 4 | Good Fire Podcast

From Good Fire by Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew Kristoff

March 27, 2025 · 1h 13m · Season 3 · Episode 4

About this episode

In this episode, hosts discuss the healing properties of native Indigenous plants with guest Tiffany Joseph.

S‍eason 3 | Episode 4 | Good Fire Podcast Title: Existence Is Resistance with Tiffany Joseph In this episode of the Good Fire Podcast, hosts Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew Kristoff sit down with Tiffany Joseph to talk about native Indigenous plants and their ability to heal the ecosystem. Quotes 13.19 - 13.41: “Anytime we are on the land, you have to have good thoughts and feelings, so anytime you light a fire, you have to be in that prayerful mindset, and being in a prayerful mindset really means having that abundance of positivity within your heart and your mind.” 21.54 - 22.27: “Settlers, they are hungry for culture basically and really they need to find their own roots… they have to… trace their English or Celtic origins, whatever it is, and connect with that, so I found that eagerness to work with fire with us… came from… a hungry place of not having their own cultures.” Takeaways Camera Lady (03.12) Tiffany is of Sḵx̱wu7mesh and W̱SÁNEĆ ancestry. Coast Salish Nations' protocol is to introduce their family when they introduce themselves to help others connect with them easily. She finds it important to introduce both her parents and grandparents, as well as her…

People in this episode

Hosts: Amy Cardinal Christianson, Matthew Kristoff

Guest: Tiffany Joseph

Topics covered

  • Indigenous plants
  • ecosystem healing
  • cultural roots
  • fire practices
  • native ancestry

Keywords

  • Indigenous
  • ecosystem
  • fire
  • culture
  • healing
  • plants
  • ancestry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Capilano University

Places: Sḵx̱wu7mesh, W̱SÁNEĆ

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