Iskotew / Fire Teachings

To accompany our Fire Themed 'Art in the Woods' session, we've compiled some resources for families to explore teachings and Indigenous wisdom around the element of fire.

 Here are some video resources for you / your family to learn more about Fire!

• How Indigenous cultural burning practices could help mitigate future fire risk
  
  
• How cultural burning makes B.C. forests resilient to wildfire - Follow along as a fire management team protects their community with a cultural/prescribed burn!
  
  
  • Wendinigeng Ishkode: The Origin of Fire - Story
    On the sacred fire teachings from Akwesasne - About sacred fires and how their ashes carry teachings.
    
    
    • Starting Fires: Traditional Fire Teachings with Zhaawnong - A visually beautiful video with many awesome teachings!