Revitalising Indigenous cultural fire practice: benefits and partnerships

Abstract

Indigenous cultural fire practitioners proactively revitalise their stewardship/custodianship of their traditional territories to generate diverse social, cultural, economic, self-determination, and ecological benefits. Government, researchers, and natural resource managers can overcome ongoing colonial legacies by enabling Indigenous leadership, providing ongoing investment and removing imposed barriers that restrict cultural fire practices.

Keywords: Indigenous fire; co-benefits; ecocultural; fire-prone social ecological systems.