Cultural Fire Club (RSOs)

The purpose of the Cultural Fire Club is to celebrate and learn from Indigenous fire practices as a means of land stewardship and cultural/community practice. The club works to center Indigenous perspectives of fire as medicine, and challenge the commonly held belief that fire is strictly a destructive force. The club also works to center the work of Indigenous fire practitioners, and create an accessible, equitable, and inclusive space for students to enter the fire field, especially Indigenous students. The Cultural Fire Club aims to remove social and financial barriers to entering fire professions, to create space for Indigenous students to cultivate a relationship with cultural fire, and facilitate training opportunities for students. The club will also help educate and spread awareness of the intersection of Indigenous science, settler colonialism, and modern land management practices to the student body. This club will engage in outreach with the university and outlying community to spread awareness of good fire practices, cultural fire, Indigenous sovereignty, and other related topics.