We Are Fire People with Jessica Angel
From Good Fire by Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew Kristoff
March 13, 2025 · Season 3 · Episode 2
About this episode
Jessica Angel discusses her experiences as an Indigenous trans woman and her efforts to revive cultural fire practices within her community.
Good Fire Podcast by Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew Kristoff Stories of Indigenous fire stewardship, cultural and social empowerment and environmental integrity We Are Fire People with Jessica Angel Episode highlight In this podcast, Jessica Angel talks to Amy Cardinal Christianson and Vikki Preston about being an Indigenous trans woman bringing back fire to her Nation. Resources Jessica Angel Ecostudies Institute https://fusee.org/fusee/indigenous-cultural-burning-crew-returns-good-fire-to-oregons-willamette-valley Docket 234 Funds Sponsors The Canadian Partnership for Wildland Fire Science Indigenous Leadership Initiative 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…
People in this episode
Hosts: Amy Cardinal Christianson, Matthew Kristoff
Guest: Jessica Angel
Topics covered
- Indigenous fire stewardship
- cultural empowerment
- social empowerment
- environmental integrity
- trans identity
- fire management
Keywords
- Indigenous
- fire stewardship
- cultural burning
- trans woman
- environmental integrity
- Chinook Indian Nation
- Ecostudies Institute
- fire management
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Ecostudies Institute
Places: Chinook Indian Nation, Oregon, Willamette Valley
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