Good Fire Podcast

In this podcast we explore the concept of fire as a tool for ecological health and cultural empowerment by indigenous people around the globe. Good Fire is a term used to describe fire that is lit intentionally to achieve specific ecological and cultural goals. Good fire is about balance.

Good Fire Podcast is a science podcast hosted by Indigenous Leadership Initiative, with 34 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Indigenous Leadership Initiative hosts Good Fire Podcast, a science show with 34 episodes published.

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  Episode #10

  Reigniting Relationships: Indigenous Fire Stewardship and Community Resilience

  Jan 16, 20261h 35mS3

  <p >This episode of Good Fire was recorded in front of a live audience of 300 people at the Fire and Ice Symposium during the 2025 Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival, on Treaty 7 territory. Host Dr. Amy Cardinal Christianson (Métis, Treaty 8) is joined by Alvin First Rider of the Blood Tribe (Blackfoot Confederacy), along with visual storyteller Jordan Melograna from the Indigenous Leadership Initiative. Together, they reflect on Indigenous fire stewardship as a living practice—one rooted in sovereignty, cultural continuity, and care for future generations. What unfolds is not just a conversation about fire, but a gathering of sto...

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  Good Fire Podcast

  Reigniting Relationships: Indigenous Fire Stewardship and Resilience with Amy Cardinal Christianson, Alvin First Rider and Jordan Melograna

  Jan 16, 2026—S0

  <p >🔥 Reigniting Relationships: Indigenous Fire Stewardship and Community Resilience with Amy Cardinal Christianson, Alvin First Rider and Jordan Melograna</p><p >Good Fire Podcast — Special Live Episode</p><p >This episode of Good Fire was recorded in front of a live audience of 300 people at the Fire and Ice Symposium during the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival, on Treaty 7 territory. What unfolds is not just a conversation about fire, but a gathering of stories—about land, memory, responsibility, and the work of rebuilding relationships that were deliberately broken.</p><p >Resources </p><p >Video from this episode: Reignition: Bringin...

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  Episode #9

  Fire In Our DNA with Elizabeth Azzuz and Margo Robbins

  May 1, 20251h 35mS3

  <p >In this episode of the Good Fire Podcast, hosts Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew Kristoff sit down with Elizabeth Azzuz and Margo Robbins to talk about restoring cultural fire in their tribal territory and across the world.</p><p ></p><p >Quotes</p><p >05.06 - 5.27: “Fire has an amazing effect on not just the land and the health of the land and the resources that it produces but it is in fact a way to bring health back to our communities.” </p><p >05.57 - 06.07: “Fire is one of the ways to reconnect us to the land around us and our an...

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  Episode #9

  Fire In Our DNA with Elizabeth Azzuz and Margo Robbins

  May 1, 2025—S3

  <p >Good Fire Podcast by Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew Kristoff</p><p >Stories of Indigenous fire stewardship, cultural and social empowerment, and environmental integrity</p><p >Fire In Our DNA with Elizabeth Azzuz and Margo Robbins</p><p >Episode highlight</p><p >In this episode, Elizabeth Azzuz and Margo Robbins talk about restoring cultural fire in their tribal territory and across the world.</p><p >Resources</p><p >Cultural Fire Management Council</p><p >Elizabeth Azzuz</p><p >Margo Robbins</p><p >The California Endowment: Building Healthy Communities</p><p >Indigenous Peoples Burning Network</p><p >https://www.elementalfilm...

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  Episode #8

  The Power of Fire and Memory with Lisa Shepherd and Paul Courtoreille

  Apr 24, 20251h 10mS3

  <p >In this episode of the Good Fire Podcast, hosts Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew Kristoff sit down with Lisa Shepherd and Paul Courtoreille who share personal memories and cultural insights into fire’s role within Métis traditions. From childhood experiences to modern applications, they discuss fire's ability to connect communities, heal the land, and preserve Métis heritage.</p><p ></p><p >Quotes</p><p >1.07.33 - 1.07.09: “In order for us to gain back that which was almost disappeared, we need to be able to live in our truth, which… means… being able to recognize the land is in us... it’s...

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