Southwest Tribal Fire and Climate Resilience – 2023 Virtual Workshop

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This is part of an ongoing effort to respect tribal sovereignty and treaty rights by supporting tribal use of fire as part of cultural and ecological resilience, and seeks to increase capacities, ameliorate challenges, and share examples that can guide tribes across the Southwest. In 2023, we gathered virtually to explore issues facing tribes relating to wildfire, climate change, and natural resource management.

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IN BRIEF Indigenous people were the first fire and natural resource managers in the Southwest As forest managers work to bring health back to Southwestern ecosystems in a changing world it is imperative that Indigenous perspectives are included and we collectively work to build tribal capacity to help lead these efforts In Spring 2023 an Indigenous-led workshop series shared diverse tribal perspectives on fire and the group identified topics for future work together This work is designed to support tribal and pueblo natural resource and fire programs in New Mexico and Arizona in their efforts both on reservations and off-reservation on ancestral homelands This is part of an ongoing effort to respect tribal sovereignty and treaty rights by supporting tribal use of fire as part of cultural and ecological resilience and seeks to increase capacities ameliorate challenges and share examples that can guide tribes across the Southwest
KEY THEMESThe following themes were explored in the groups conversations Indigenous perspectives on fire Cultural burning or the use of fire as a cultural practicePrescribed fireFire and post-fire research and restorationTribal capacity and workforce developmentBurn qualifications and requirementsCollaboration and coordinationPerception of fire Climate impacts Climate change adaptation planning For more details on each of these topics see the full workshop summary

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