Season 3 | Episode 7 | Good Fire Podcast
From Good Fire by Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew Kristoff
April 18, 2025 · 1h 15m · Season 3 · Episode 7
About this episode
The episode discusses how younger generations are shifting from fire suppression to fire generation for environmental protection, featuring insights from guest Ryan Reed.
In this episode of the Good Fire Podcast, hosts Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew Kristoff sit down with Ryan Reed to talk about how the younger generations are leading the way into the future with a move away from fire suppression and into fire generation to protect the environment. Quotes 13.12 - 13.32: “We can't create something without including or… centering around Indigenous communities as… there are so many statistics that point towards Indigenous communities or management in the Indigenous hands really shows a profound impact… not only just for the landscape but for the communities who depend on those landscapes.” 30.18 - 30.29: “It’s really to show other folks… how important it is to… know who you are and where you come from and how… important that is to be proud of that.” 58.07 - 58.20: “We’re a generation that we’re proud to be Indigenous… and our ancestors never had that opportunity to be proud of who they are and so it’s a responsibility of ours… to carry on with that.” Takeaways Meet Ryan Reed (02.33) Ryan grew up on Karuk land, but is from the Karuk, Hupa and Yurok tribes in Northern California, and grew up immersed in different ceremonies and traditional…
People in this episode
Hosts: Amy Cardinal Christianson, Matthew Kristoff
Guest: Ryan Reed
Topics covered
- fire management
- Indigenous communities
- environmental protection
- cultural practices
- younger generations
- fire generation
Keywords
- fire suppression
- fire generation
- Indigenous communities
- environment
- cultural practices
- Ryan Reed
- Karuk
- Hupa
- Yurok
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Oregon, UC Berkeley
Places: Karuk, Hupa, Yurok, Northern California
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