Mon. 10/12 - The Indigenous Practice of Controlled Burning to Prevent Wildfires

It’s Indigenous People’s Day today. How and when did this start becoming a thing? How west coast governments are finally turning to tribal leaders for assistance preventing wildfires. A serious collaboration between Weird Al Yankovic and Portugal. the Man. And an interactive website that shows you a global map of tribal territories and languages.

Sponsor:

• FightCamp, JoinFightCamp.com/RIDE

Links:

• The Native History of Indigenous Peoples Day (Yes Magazine)
• Indigenous Peoples Day: 4 Things to Know (Teen Vogue)
• Native America Calling
• All My Relations
• This Land
• Suppressing Indigenous Knowledge Created Uncontrollable Wildfires (Bitch Media)
• Alarmed by Scope of Wildfires, Officials Turn to Native Americans for Help (NY Times)
• Portugal. the Man, 'Weird Al' Yankovic Team Up for 'Who's Gonna Stop Me' (Rolling Stone)
• Portugal. The Man on music, stardom, indigenous rights and playing only 'live instruments' at CRSSD Festival (San Diego Union Tribune)
• Native-Land.ca | Our home on native land
• 'I regret it': Hayden King on writing Ryerson University's territorial acknowledgement (CBC)
• Indigenous Land Acknowledgement, Explained (Teen Vogue)
• Kottke.Org
• Jackson Bird on Twitter