In this episode with Ali, we talk about:
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what is TEK?
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Ali explains the advanced nature of Traditional
Ecological Knowledge which is evolving ecosystem knowledge and land
tending techniques acquired by indigenous peoples over hundreds or
thousands of years through direct contact with the land
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issues around forest management in California and the
U.S. on the whole, and how money has influenced decisions made
about management strategies instead of what makes the most sense
for the land and the local community
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why forest management should be localized and
indigenous led
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the intentions and goals of the TEKChico project:
creating a trained workforce that can complete long term contracts
with the USDA to manage forests locally
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how disaster capitalism influences land management and
doesn’t actually take care of people and the land
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the need for fire on the landscape in California
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modern cultural misunderstandings of fire and how
trauma and racism play into these misunderstandings
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how the 2018 US Farm Bill increased federal support and
opportunity for Native farmers and ranchers, and how this bill
links federal land management needs more directly to sovereign
indigenous nations
Links:
TEK CHICO’s website: http://www.TEKChico.org
2018 Farm Bill info: https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/IF11287.pdf
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