Fire | In Their Element: Earth, Air, Fire, Water
Today California has out-of-control wildfires, but for centuries Indigenous tribes tended the land with fire. One North Fork Mono leader is on a journey to bring back and legalize controlled burns for cultural purposes.
This is the third episode of the four-part series In Their Element: Earth, Air, Fire, Water.
Executive Producer for the "In Their Element" series Josh Landis writes about the project and its subjects.
Yurok people rely on California’s Klamath River for sustenance, but the dwindling fish population threatens food security.
With an infrared camera in hand, a Diné (Navajo) community activist investigates methane leaks at oil and gas sites.
After years of degradation along Louisiana’s bayou, Pointe-au-Chien tribal land is disappearing. Community members are determined to stay.
In Their Element: Earth, Air, Fire, Water is a four-part docuseries that spotlights Indigenous leaders who work to protect the elements.