Comment by EdwardDiego
Comment by EdwardDiego 9 days ago
Why not fund the local tribes to run it the burns? Kinda feel they have a lot more experience in this area.
Comment by EdwardDiego 9 days ago
Why not fund the local tribes to run it the burns? Kinda feel they have a lot more experience in this area.
I bet a lot of that hands on knowledge is long gone now. The last people who actually did it were several generations ago.
That's not true. In fact they are still actively working with firefighters to teach traditional techniques:
I must say, I'm interested in why this ended up at -3, if anyone is keen to expand on their downvote for me - is it because you'd rather the state run it? Or because I suggested that the native people of California were better to run it?
Not just experience but desire. They're fighting for their right to take care of their land throughout most of California. The indigenous practice of cultural burns was banned before California was even officially a state. To many tribes, the practice was really important for generating staple foods like acorns so its banning was important to the overall strategy of mass genocide of native Californians