How Indigenous cultural burning practices could help mitigate future fire risk

With Canada fighting a record-high number of wildfires, the federal government is being urged to remove obstacles so Indigenous communities can help. Heather Yourex-West explains how cultural burning practices could help mitigate Canada’s future fire risk.

• 42% of wildfire evacuations occur in Indigenous communities, researcher
• How Indigenous knowledge can give B.C. an edge during wildfire season