Centering Indigenous Voices: The Role of Fire in the Boreal Forest of North America.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of review

Indigenous perspectives have often been overlooked in fire management in North America. With a focus on the boreal region of North America, this paper provides a review of the existing literature documenting Indigenous voices and the historical relationship of Indigenous peoples in northern North America to fire and landscapes that burn.

Recent findings

Early research on the topic explored how Indigenous people used fire in the boreal forest, with most research coming out of case studies in northern Alberta. Emerging research in the last two decades has broadened the geographic focus to include case studies in Alaska, Ontario, Labrador, and other regions in North America. This broadening of focus has shown that the diversity of Indigenous peoples in North A

SUBMITTER: Christianson AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9537118 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature