![]() Steffensen practises traditional fire keeping in Australia and has worked with them since the onset of the program. Yunesit'in is bringing in Victor Steffensen, from the Tagalaka Clan in Australia, for the spring burn. He said the impacts of the burns are visible - berry bushes and grasses thrive and fire doesn't jump to the areas that were burned. "Somebody from the province who might be doing prescribed burning might not have the same level of care." ![]() "It's different for Indigenous people because we're going to be seeing the growth over the years," said Myers Ross. There is a small window for the burns to take place: in April when the frost is lifting and in the fall as the air is cooling. Myers Ross's community started the program after wildfires in 2017 scorched the forest surrounding the community, and forced an evacuation of Yunesit'in. ![]() "Fire is just a part of our landscape," said Russell Myers Ross, community leader for the Yunesit'in fire stewardship program and member of the Yunesit'in First Nation, part of the Tŝilhqot'in Nation. The community, about 300 kilometres north of Vancouver, is revitalizing traditional fire keeping practices, burning dried grass and debris to protect the community from wildfire and foster regrowth of vegetation. ![]() ![]() Dozens of people from Yunesit'in First Nation will burn lands this spring as a mitigation effort for the upcoming wildfire season. ![]()
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