Yurok people have been putting fire on the land for over 100 years, but this practice was disrupted by California settlers. A Yurok knowledge keeper seeks to return fire practices and restore the land and its people.
EPISODE 1
Fire Tender
Yurok people have been putting fire on the land since time immemorial...but this practice has been disrupted by California settlers. Catastrophic fires in the West, however, have policymakers rethinking their commitment to fire suppression. Fire Tender shares the work of Margo Robbins, a Yurok knowledge keeper, seeking to return practices to Yurok territory and restore the land and its people.