Season 3 | Special Live Episode | Good Fire Podcast

Season 3 | Special Live Episode | Good Fire Podcast

From Good Fire by Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew Kristoff

January 17, 2026 · 1h 35m · Season 3 · Episode 10

About this episode

This live episode explores Indigenous fire stewardship and its significance in cultural continuity and ecological restoration.

This episode of Good Fire was recorded in front of a live audience of 300 people at the Fire and Ice Symposium during the 2025 Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival, on Treaty 7 territory. Host Dr. Amy Cardinal Christianson (Métis, Treaty 8) is joined by Alvin First Rider of the Blood Tribe (Blackfoot Confederacy), along with visual storyteller Jordan Melograna from the Indigenous Leadership Initiative. Together, they reflect on Indigenous fire stewardship as a living practice—one rooted in sovereignty, cultural continuity, and care for future generations. What unfolds is not just a conversation about fire, but a gathering of stories—about land, memory, responsibility, and the work of rebuilding relationships that were deliberately broken. Takeaways Host Dr. Amy Cardinal Christianson (Métis, Treaty 8) is joined by Alvin First Rider of the Blood Tribe (Blackfoot Confederacy), along with visual storyteller Jordan Melograna from the Indigenous Leadership Initiative. Together, they reflect on Indigenous fire stewardship as a living practice—one rooted in sovereignty, cultural continuity, and care for future generations. Listeners are invited into a deeper understanding of good…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Amy Cardinal Christianson

Guests: Alvin First Rider, Jordan Melograna

Topics covered

  • Indigenous fire stewardship
  • cultural continuity
  • sovereignty
  • ecological work
  • relationship rebuilding

Keywords

  • Indigenous fire stewardship
  • cultural continuity
  • sovereignty
  • Blackfoot Confederacy
  • ecological restoration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Blood Tribe, Indigenous Leadership Initiative

Places: Treaty 7, Treaty 8

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