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Firelighters: Fire is Medicine

Season 8 Episode 16 | 57m 01s

For centuries, most landscapes in North America were shaped by fire between lightning strikes and Indigenous burns. Indigenous people had deep knowledge of the art of using fire, and still do today. FIRELIGHTERS follows the work of women leaders from the Yurok and Karuk Tribes who are building resources to share indigenous practices and create policies to take back indigenous burning rights.

Aired: 11/17/24 | Expires: 12/18/24
Major funding for Local, USA provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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Young Black men seek wisdom from an older generation, hoping to avoid becoming another statistic.
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Overlooked since the 1970s, abstract artist Peter Bradley reflects on life and shares his process.
A female photographer struggles to navigate diverging roles as good mother and acclaimed artist.
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Women leaders reclaim for their right to share the indigenous practice of controlled burning.
Women leaders reclaim for their right to share the indigenous practice of controlled burning.
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