Tribes aren’t stakeholders, they’re jurisdiction holders. “Claiming jurisdiction over cultural burning activities is not something that honors tribal sovereignty. We’re working to restore landscapes so we can revitalize our cultural burning practices.… Nobody is going to do ceremonial burning practices under the permission of the state.” #CulturalFire #jurisdiction #SpeakingLaw https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/california-needs-more-fire-prescribed-burn
California Needs More Fire

Controlled burns have never had so much public support in the West. So why is it getting harder to do one?