Colonialism Created These Fires: Solidarity with the Karuk Tribe in California
Posted on November 2, 2020
“Fear of fire is what brought us to this place we are at…We have to re-establish a positive relationship with fire. Fire suppression has failed. The more time goes on that we don’t put fire back on these landscapes at the time and at the scale that we need to, then it will do it, not on our terms.”
-Karuk ceremonial leader Leaf Hillman
Video: "Fire Belongs Here"
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By Water Protector Legal Collective
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Record wildfires in California have burned more than 4 million acres so far this year. The toxic air across the region, coupled with the pandemic, exacerbated health disparities in our communities.