Maathaaw: The Fire Within Us Film Screening and Panel Discussion

As California experiences unprecedented wildfires, experts are pointing to factors like climate change, aging infrastructure, and poor forest management practices as root causes. Now, state and federal regulators are turning to Tribal Nations and their extensive bodies of traditional knowledge for innovative solutions to better manage forests and wilderness areas. Maathaaw: The Fire Within Us shows how Southern California Tribal Nations, exercising their sovereignty, are expanding cultural burn practices on their aboriginal lands to help alleviate California’s wildfire danger and properly care for forest and wilderness areas. 

Presenters:
William Madrigal (Cahuilla/Luiseño), PhD Candidate, Native American Studies, UC Riverside
Andrew Pittman (Los Coyotes Tribal Nation), Filmmaker, Condor Visual Media
Dr. Stan Rodriguez (Santa Ysable Band/Iipay Nation), Chair, Kumeyaay Studies Department, Cuyamaca College
David Streamer, JD (Los Coyotes Tribal Nation), Executive Council, Los Coyotes Tribal Nation

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