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Amy Cardinal Christianson

@amycardinal.bsky.social

Mother. Métis in Treaty Six. Cardinal-Laboucane. Indigenous Leadership Initiative. IAWF board member. Indigenous fire stewardship & improving evacuations.

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Behind the scenes of the National Indigenous Fire Gathering - Day One! #thunderbirdcollective #landneedsguardian

04.10.2025 06:04 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Behind the scenes of the National Indigenous Fire Gathering - Pre-Event! #thunderbirdcollective #landneedsguardians

29.09.2025 06:01 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Job opportunity!! Communications and social media coordinator for the Thunderbird Collective. Come change the world of fire with us! More job postings to follow in the next month

04.04.2025 21:06 — 👍 19    🔁 16    💬 0    📌 0

So thrilled that Good Fire is back. Always love to hear @amycardinal.bsky.social + fantastic guests and topics!

09.03.2025 18:29 — 👍 22    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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Healing Trauma Through Burning with Vikki Preston and Monique Wynecoop Podcast Episode · Good Fire · 03/06/2025 · 1 sec

Powerful conversation with the always-brilliant @amycardinal.bsky.social, Vikki Preston, and Monique Wynecoop; cutting through the fluff to go deep on the issues that matter in Indigenous fire management+sovereignty

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09.03.2025 18:03 — 👍 10    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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Indigenous Fire Ecology (GOOD FIRE) with Dr. Amy Christianson — alie ward Cultural burns. Prescribed blazes. A healthy forest. What exactly is “good fire?” Let’s ask Indigenous fire scientist Dr. Amy Christianson, who is a co-host of the podcast ...Good Fire. This wonderful...

Y'all should listen to the Indigneous Fire Ecology episode of @ologies.bsky.social with @amycardinal.bsky.social. Sadly, more relevant than ever -- and yet another reminder we should be turning to Indigenous land stewards!

09.01.2025 18:42 — 👍 97    🔁 33    💬 0    📌 5

Thanks for sharing our podcast!

13.01.2025 16:54 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It's a great episode, and @amycardinal.bsky.social also has her own podcast called Good Fire. It's made me think about Indigenous land stewardship a lot more.

10.01.2025 05:11 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

🔥 Dr. @amycardinal.bsky.social presented at the Senators for Climate Solutions session on Sept 25, 2024, exploring solutions to the challenges of intensifying wildfires. She highlighted the impact on Indigenous communities and the role of fire stewardship in sustainable forest management.

10.01.2025 16:35 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

It’s also missing the point that it’s not only about wildfire risk reduction, but living daily in healthy landscapes that are properly stewarded

12.01.2025 00:41 — 👍 14    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 2

Why am I making this point? Because as usual, the discussion over "letting people live in high fire risk areas" has begun. It's my job to point out that people have lived here for millennia, and because they knew the fire risk, they managed the fuel. Limited fuel = limited fire.

09.01.2025 17:33 — 👍 575    🔁 87    💬 5    📌 1

Yeah definitely DEI and not the massive budget cuts to make sure they could give the LAPD more cash for.. reasons?

09.01.2025 18:04 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

I'm in Pasadena, smelling the #EatonFire. I activated the group text for a disaster group that planned together last year, checking in, seeing if anyone needs help. One person has been evacuated and needed help. We all felt better for doing something. Helping neighbors is the most powerful response.

08.01.2025 03:56 — 👍 514    🔁 62    💬 16    📌 9

With the Eaton and Palisades Fires destroying likely hundreds of homes, a reminder that SoCal's worst firestorms involve multiple fires stretching resources thin. If you live anywhere near these fires (or any new ones), DO NOT WAIT for someone to knock/tell you to leave. Be Prepared and Go Early!

08.01.2025 04:34 — 👍 599    🔁 159    💬 8    📌 12
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Learning Fire with Charity Battise-YourForest We’re Back! Good Fire Season 3 is officially coming your way! This is a short teaser episode to let you all know we have finally finished recording. Charity Battise is a young Indigenous Fire Steward...

“Good Fire Season 3 - Matriarchs” is coming soon! Teaser episode released yesterday, check it out on all streaming platforms. I talk with Charity Battise (Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas) about firefighting on a Tribal crew, and burning longleaf pine for cultural benefits #goodfire

05.01.2025 04:23 — 👍 22    🔁 10    💬 2    📌 1
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Learning Fire with Charity Battise-YourForest We’re Back! Good Fire Season 3 is officially coming your way! This is a short teaser episode to let you all know we have finally finished recording. Charity Battise is a young Indigenous Fire Steward...

Good Fire S3 is coming 🥳! I can't wait.

This teaser explores burning longleaf pine on the lands of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas and highlights the cultural significance and fire stewardship of longleaf.

Great episode @amycardinal.bsky.social!

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03.01.2025 15:01 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

Thanks for listening Denyse! Hope you’re doing well and thanks for coming to our workshop!

04.01.2025 05:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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🔥The 2020 article by Kyla Mottershead, Dr. Tara McGee, and Dr. @amycardinal.bsky.social which shows the factors that shaped the Dene Tha’ First Nation’s decision-making during their wildfire smoke evacuation, highlights the crucial role of local leadership in community resilience.

18.12.2024 17:06 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
Poster for the Fire Safety Summit and Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire Conference in Calgary Alberta Canada from October 20 to 23, 2025. It is presented by the International association of wildland fire.

Poster for the Fire Safety Summit and Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire Conference in Calgary Alberta Canada from October 20 to 23, 2025. It is presented by the International association of wildland fire.

This is the only international wildland fire social conference - combined again with the Fire Safety Summit! Come join us in Calgary Fall 2025

15.12.2024 00:32 — 👍 17    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 2
Hazardous Webinar: Principles of culturally safe research practices  | Natural Hazards Research ... November 2023’s Hazardous Webinar will be held on Tuesday 21 November and will feature experts in First Nations research.

This morning! Oli Costello, Amy Christianson, Alex Zahara + I will be discussing principles and protocols for institutions working with Indigenous communities around land and fire. Come for the slideshow, stay for the anecdotes + stories! www.naturalhazards.com.au/news-and-eve...

20.11.2023 22:06 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Put out wildfires before they begin with Indigenous fire stewardship Canadian governments must better engage with Indigenous fire stewardship to battle an increase in wildfire occurrence and severity.

It's time that the federal and provincial governments hand land management to First Nations here. Decent read, this article.

Heartily recommend listening to the Indigenous Fire Ecology episode of @ologies.bsky.social with Dr. Amy Christianson, too.
https://www.alieward.com/ologies/goodfire

21.08.2023 14:43 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

Great list! Please add me to the next version ☺️

16.11.2024 19:40 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

❤️

21.09.2024 21:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Opinion: A solution for reducing wildfire risk and costs in B.C. Fire guardians trained in Indigenous and Western fire practices would work year-round to reduce fire risk

Inspiring op ed by @firebobbc.bsky.social and @amycardinal.bsky.social vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...

20.09.2024 01:02 — 👍 17    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0
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Last week, we had a great workshop in Merritt BC on Indigenous fire effects monitoring - stay tuned for a collaboratively designed initiative. Thanks to @fnessbc for their leadership and amazing colleagues who attended from close and far away ❤️ #goodfire #fireback

05.10.2023 20:24 — 👍 18    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Strengthening Canada's Climate-Driven Wildfire Defence | CDA Institute The 2023 Canadian wildfire season has elucidated the multifaceted challenges posed by climate change-related natural disasters. In this Expert Series, panelists from diverse backgrounds explore wildfi...

It’s good to read what @amycardinal.bsky.social @firebobbc.bsky.social, and others have to say here.

31.08.2023 12:42 — 👍 12    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

😱 what else can happen today

17.08.2023 07:55 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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