Jared Dahl Aldern
@jdaldern.bsky.social
Co-lead of the Sierra-Sequoia Burn Cooperative, a partnership of four California Native American Tribes and other landowners, fire practitioners, and researchers. Co-editor of a fire anthology forthcoming from Oregon State University Press, spring 2026.
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Jared Dahl Aldern
@jdaldern.bsky.social
· Nov 10
Landkeeping
With rising temperatures, longer summers, drought, and more wildfires occurring in the United States and Canada, there is growing interest in the impact and efficacy of Indigenous fire and cultural bu...
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Reposted by Jared Dahl Aldern
1/ Cultural burning returns to the Sierra foothills — KQED
For the first time in living memory, Maidu tribes are bringing back ancestral fire stewardship to care for the land.
🔗 www.kqed.org/science/1999...
For the first time in living memory, Maidu tribes are bringing back ancestral fire stewardship to care for the land.
🔗 www.kqed.org/science/1999...
Maidu Tribes Reignite Ancestral Fire Stewardship in the Sierra Foothills | KQED
Amongst the ponderosa pines in California’s Butte County, Maidu women light fires not to destroy but to heal — restoring an ancient garden, and themselves.
www.kqed.org
January 13, 2026 at 8:51 PM
1/ Cultural burning returns to the Sierra foothills — KQED
For the first time in living memory, Maidu tribes are bringing back ancestral fire stewardship to care for the land.
🔗 www.kqed.org/science/1999...
For the first time in living memory, Maidu tribes are bringing back ancestral fire stewardship to care for the land.
🔗 www.kqed.org/science/1999...
“Those stories tell us, after [the first fires], people learned to take care of the land. And so we’re at that time, this is the opportunity when there’s a fire footprint, even though there’s been devastation, the only good choice, I think, is to step back in and learn to steward [with fire] again.”
Maidu Tribes Reignite Ancestral Fire Stewardship in the Sierra Foothills | KQED
Amongst the ponderosa pines in California’s Butte County, Maidu women light fires not to destroy but to heal — restoring an ancient garden, and themselves.
www.kqed.org
January 13, 2026 at 5:02 AM
“Those stories tell us, after [the first fires], people learned to take care of the land. And so we’re at that time, this is the opportunity when there’s a fire footprint, even though there’s been devastation, the only good choice, I think, is to step back in and learn to steward [with fire] again.”
Reposted by Jared Dahl Aldern
After Renee Good was killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, Indigenous leaders and organizers are calling for accountability and an end to ICE raids.
Indian Country reactions to Minnesota ICE shooting - ICT
Renee Good's death has ignited continued protests against ICE operations and the Trump administration’s immigration policies
ictnews.org
January 12, 2026 at 5:03 PM
After Renee Good was killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, Indigenous leaders and organizers are calling for accountability and an end to ICE raids.
“Time immemorial is saying ‘since the beginning of our people as a cultural group, as a community, and we don’t know how long that is,’” Steeves said. “And maybe it’s not important to us, but it sure as heck, in North and South America, is a lot more than 11,000 or 12,000 years.’”
What does ‘time immemorial’ really mean? - High Country News
If you’ve seen the phrase time immemorial used repeatedly in Indigenous affairs reporting, there are some compelling reasons why.
www.hcn.org
January 12, 2026 at 2:51 PM
“Time immemorial is saying ‘since the beginning of our people as a cultural group, as a community, and we don’t know how long that is,’” Steeves said. “And maybe it’s not important to us, but it sure as heck, in North and South America, is a lot more than 11,000 or 12,000 years.’”
This Finn says the US does not have the winter warfare capability to occupy Greenland. youtube.com/watch?v=8hdt...
Invading Greenland? Mistake of a Lifetime - Here's why
YouTube video by MilitaryRated
youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:40 AM
This Finn says the US does not have the winter warfare capability to occupy Greenland. youtube.com/watch?v=8hdt...
"We know that forests aren’t static... The ones we have now won’t be there forever. We should have others coming up with the right age, and structured demographics, so that we always have that type of habitat in place.”
Tribes seek holistic Northwest forest management - ICT
The Northwest Forest Plan is being amended and tribal leaders hope it includes co-management
ictnews.org
January 10, 2026 at 4:54 PM
"We know that forests aren’t static... The ones we have now won’t be there forever. We should have others coming up with the right age, and structured demographics, so that we always have that type of habitat in place.”
In Minneapolis: "Some of our Native people get mistaken for our relatives south of the border.” ictnews.org/news/five-na...
Five Native Americans detained by ICE during ongoing raids in Minneapolis - ICT
Native American community members report increased ICE presence, fears of racial profiling
ictnews.org
January 10, 2026 at 4:32 PM
In Minneapolis: "Some of our Native people get mistaken for our relatives south of the border.” ictnews.org/news/five-na...
Inuk: “They don’t have to take our land.”
bbc.com/news/videos/...
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'We just want to be left alone': Greenlanders on Trump's takeover threats
The BBC's Europe Editor Katya Adler visits the Arctic island to ask what people think of the US president's plans.
bbc.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Inuk: “They don’t have to take our land.”
bbc.com/news/videos/...
bbc.com/news/videos/...
Reposted by Jared Dahl Aldern
The Nerd Reich did an excellent piece on this last year that can explain the Silicon Valley obsession w/ Greenland better than I can.
January 9, 2026 at 3:31 PM
The Nerd Reich did an excellent piece on this last year that can explain the Silicon Valley obsession w/ Greenland better than I can.
In Germany: “We wander into an airy mass of green, where a mix of species are growing. Huge oaks, maple and beech trees shoot up to the canopy, Douglas fir and spruce saplings cover the ground below.
“‘We use this for showing people our idea for the future,’ says Krüger.”
“‘We use this for showing people our idea for the future,’ says Krüger.”
Germany’s dying forests are losing their ability to absorb CO2. Can a new way of planting save them?
Vast swathes of the country’s trees have been killed off by droughts and infestations, in a trend sweeping across Europe. A shift towards more biodiverse cultivation could offer answers
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:54 PM
In Germany: “We wander into an airy mass of green, where a mix of species are growing. Huge oaks, maple and beech trees shoot up to the canopy, Douglas fir and spruce saplings cover the ground below.
“‘We use this for showing people our idea for the future,’ says Krüger.”
“‘We use this for showing people our idea for the future,’ says Krüger.”
“It’s not just about burning. It’s about what the relationship is with the plant afterward, and how you’re going to use it, and how it’s going to be supported by the burn.”
amp.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/e...
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ytt Tribe leads cultural burns as part of SLO restoration project. ‘So healing’
The Johnson Ranch Open Space will host cultural burns, tree planting and beaver dam analogs.
amp.sanluisobispo.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:51 PM
“It’s not just about burning. It’s about what the relationship is with the plant afterward, and how you’re going to use it, and how it’s going to be supported by the burn.”
amp.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/e...
amp.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/e...
Pretendianism and the other side of the colonial coin, disenrollment, destroy collectivism and glorify individualism. They are just a couple more ways for settlers to grab land. “If you’re going to identify as an Indigenous person, then show us how you’re Indigenous, based on tribal protocols.”
We need to talk about the pretendians in our midst - High Country News
Indigenous scholar Dina Gilio-Whitaker wants Natives to approach a difficult topic rationally, vulnerably and honestly.
www.hcn.org
December 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Pretendianism and the other side of the colonial coin, disenrollment, destroy collectivism and glorify individualism. They are just a couple more ways for settlers to grab land. “If you’re going to identify as an Indigenous person, then show us how you’re Indigenous, based on tribal protocols.”
Something to write up sometime: “Parks, yards, patches, and corridors: How to burn the chaparral”
December 18, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Something to write up sometime: “Parks, yards, patches, and corridors: How to burn the chaparral”
“We should be thinking about renewal.” youtube.com/watch?v=SSQO...
California’s Indigenous Communities Fight Fires with Fire | THIRTEEN
YouTube video by THIRTEEN
youtube.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
“We should be thinking about renewal.” youtube.com/watch?v=SSQO...
Creating welcome mats for the grizzly youtu.be/e5ILG_zQFKU?...
Setting the Foundation for Grizzlies to Return | California Academy of Sciences
YouTube video by California Academy of Sciences
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Creating welcome mats for the grizzly youtu.be/e5ILG_zQFKU?...
You will be visited by three spirits
December 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
You will be visited by three spirits
Reposted by Jared Dahl Aldern
🔥Preorder and get 20% off here (code S26), shipping date is March 2026: osupress.oregonstate.edu/book/landkee...
Landkeeping
With rising temperatures, longer summers, drought, and more wildfires occurring in the United States and Canada, there is growing interest in the impact and efficacy of Indigenous fire and cultural bu...
osupress.oregonstate.edu
December 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
🔥Preorder and get 20% off here (code S26), shipping date is March 2026: osupress.oregonstate.edu/book/landkee...
"We've lived alongside them for thousands of years," Jason Moody, the father of one of the girls in the school group, and Nuxalk's fisheries and wildlife planning coordinator told CBC News in a Nov. 28 interview.
"Our relationship is one of respect, and they're revered and honoured."
"Our relationship is one of respect, and they're revered and honoured."
December 6, 2025 at 3:44 AM
"We've lived alongside them for thousands of years," Jason Moody, the father of one of the girls in the school group, and Nuxalk's fisheries and wildlife planning coordinator told CBC News in a Nov. 28 interview.
"Our relationship is one of respect, and they're revered and honoured."
"Our relationship is one of respect, and they're revered and honoured."
In SLO next week www.ksby.com/san-luis-obi...
Smoke and traffic delays expected during cultural burns near Highway 101
Drivers and nearby residents can expect to see smoke and experience some traffic slowdowns along Highway 101 next week as two planned cultural burns take place in local open space areas.
www.ksby.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:28 AM
In SLO next week www.ksby.com/san-luis-obi...
“We were able to prove with science that this was a thing and it needs to happen again,” Zhaawendaagozikwe said. www.superiortelegram.com/news/local/c...
Ishkode returns to Wisconsin Point
The 22-acre burn clears invasive species, returns nutrients to the soil and helps native plants thrive, organizers said.
www.superiortelegram.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:22 AM
“We were able to prove with science that this was a thing and it needs to happen again,” Zhaawendaagozikwe said. www.superiortelegram.com/news/local/c...
“When the Indian was on the land, the canopy was open,” said Honorable Ron W. Goode, Tribal Chairman of the North Fork Mono Tribe. “In that open space, a variety of plants, bushes, and smaller trees, like oak trees, [grew],…still used today by native tribes for food, medicinal or cultural purposes.”
Native American tribe reclaims 900 acres near Yosemite National Park in California
The South Sierra Miwuk Nation was expelled from the lands 175 years ago.
www.fresnobee.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
“When the Indian was on the land, the canopy was open,” said Honorable Ron W. Goode, Tribal Chairman of the North Fork Mono Tribe. “In that open space, a variety of plants, bushes, and smaller trees, like oak trees, [grew],…still used today by native tribes for food, medicinal or cultural purposes.”
“Donna Thompson, chairwoman of the Fort Hall Business Council of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, said the measure responds to the federal government’s treaty obligations and supports the preservation of culturally important foods such as camas, bitterroot, wild onions, sage, and chokecherry.”
Torres, LaMalfa Lead Push to Safeguard Culturally Important Tribal Seed Varieties
A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Thursday reintroduced the Native American Seeds Act of 2025, legislation designed to help Tribal nations protect and preserve culturally significant seeds threatened...
nativenewsonline.net
December 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
“Donna Thompson, chairwoman of the Fort Hall Business Council of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, said the measure responds to the federal government’s treaty obligations and supports the preservation of culturally important foods such as camas, bitterroot, wild onions, sage, and chokecherry.”
“The ballet is a story of a young Indigenous firefighter named Nathan whose worldview is transformed after meeting Mothkʷ, a fierce guardian of ancestral knowledge who practices cultural burning. ‘This is not a tale of apocalypse, but of perseverance. Of memory that survives and endures…’”
Funds needed for ballet performance about wildfires, cultural burning in Kelowna - Kelowna Capital News
Ballet Kelowna is raising money for the project through its Winter Giving campaign
kelownacapnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
“The ballet is a story of a young Indigenous firefighter named Nathan whose worldview is transformed after meeting Mothkʷ, a fierce guardian of ancestral knowledge who practices cultural burning. ‘This is not a tale of apocalypse, but of perseverance. Of memory that survives and endures…’”
Here’s a brief and welcome respite from the mantra of don’t-burn-in -SoCal-it’s-not-like-the-Sierra:
“Emily Burgueno calls them ‘sovereign burns… grounded in our creation stories, our sacred beliefs and philosophy.’”
@nohaggerty.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/environment/...
“Emily Burgueno calls them ‘sovereign burns… grounded in our creation stories, our sacred beliefs and philosophy.’”
@nohaggerty.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Can California learn to let Native American fire practitioners burn freely?
Indigenous fire practices are slowly regaining wider acceptance in California, but the dream of burning freely based on the needs of the land is still a long way off.
www.latimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Here’s a brief and welcome respite from the mantra of don’t-burn-in -SoCal-it’s-not-like-the-Sierra:
“Emily Burgueno calls them ‘sovereign burns… grounded in our creation stories, our sacred beliefs and philosophy.’”
@nohaggerty.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/environment/...
“Emily Burgueno calls them ‘sovereign burns… grounded in our creation stories, our sacred beliefs and philosophy.’”
@nohaggerty.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/environment/...