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https://i.natgeofe.com/n/025c212d-586f-4d98-95a3-f12f214f0294/NGS-82828S-21-230718-52283.jpg?w=2880&h=4322 2x"/><img alt="Four rangers in jeans and button downs pose in a forest with smoke behind them" class="hsDdd DXqUA bmjsw TmzDJ " data-testid="prism-image" draggable="false" fetchpriority="high" loading="eager" src="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/025c212d-586f-4d98-95a3-f12f214f0294/NGS-82828S-21-230718-52283.jpg" style="object-position:center center"/></picture></div></div><div class="nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU eEzcu lZur WNdIy TIUFF muhVV Xeksr xpas rvnTO LmJXV jDBqB JKtQY MjpIc FSYrT XDDX fbYSs YsEBg ppVJr pQPqS XZhpq IYEIp ErMbF PslZr tdGQ TKjnq JZkow DqtYD HKcyL YrHlS QPfVG cidaA " data-testid="prism-caption"><div class="HXPPJ barbu yKsXL IzgMt VcHIt uhSzI YGNMU cRAsZ xqMcl QtRul "><span class="hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz " data-testid="prism-truncate"><span><span class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ ">Guided by traditional knowledge, Djabugay Bulmba Rangers (from left to right) Dameon Hunter, Nyuwarri Gilkerson, Levi Newbury, and Gavin Donahue oversee a cultural burn within the open forests of the Wet Tropics. The ranger program is working to reclaim the practice for Indigenous Australians.</span></span></span></div></div><div class="GEuLh zbpuP xsxwB fJdcs pfFen lfEIF CdGew BPRMK XXMsk vnNgJ a-dSUk kdOz ghiUR JKtQY RONPx pQPqS klBqD LvuSi pVIYM "><div class="VZTD UeCOM jIRH oimqG DjbQm UwdmX Xmrlz ReShI KaJdY lqtkC ssImf HfYhe RTHNs DqtYD nfZnv wgEBU " data-testid="prism-GridContainer"><div class="Kiog kNVGM nvpSA qwdi bmjsw " data-testid="prism-GridRow"><div class="theme-e oBTii mrzah " data-testid="prism-GridColumn" style="--grid-column-span-xxs:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-xs:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-sm:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-md:20;--grid-column-span-lg:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-xl:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-xxl:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-start-xxs:1;--grid-column-start-xs:1;--grid-column-start-sm:1;--grid-column-start-md:3;--grid-column-start-lg:1;--grid-column-start-xl:1;--grid-column-start-xxl:1"><div class="QHblV 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class="FITT_Article_main "><div style="--spacing-top:40px;--spacing-bottom:32px;--spacing-child-top:initial;--spacing-child-bottom:24px;--spacing-firstChild-top:initial;--spacing-firstChild-bottom:initial;--spacing-lastChild-top:initial;--spacing-lastChild-bottom:initial;--spacing-compact-top:24px;--spacing-compact-bottom:32px;--spacing-firstChild-compact-top:initial;--spacing-firstChild-compact-bottom:initial;--spacing-child-compact-top:initial;--spacing-child-compact-bottom:24px;--spacing-lastChild-compact-top:initial;--spacing-lastChild-compact-bottom:initial" class="dHdHP jLREf zXXje aGO eCClZ nTLv jLsYA gmuro TOSFd VmeZt sCkVm hkQai wGrlE MUuGM fciaN qQjt DhNVo Tgcqk IGLAf tWjkv "><div class="PrismArticleBody SingleColumn xvlfx ZRifP TKoO eaKKC EcdEg bOdfO qXhdi NFNeu UyHES " data-testid="prism-article-body"><div class="FITT_Article_main_group_wrapper VZTD UeCOM jIRH oimqG DjbQm UwdmX Xmrlz ReShI KaJdY lqtkC ssImf HfYhe RTHNs iJVrZ " data-testid="prism-GridContainer"><div class="Kiog kNVGM nvpSA qwdi bmjsw " data-testid="prism-GridRow"><div class="theme-e oBTii mrzah " data-testid="prism-GridColumn" style="--grid-column-span-xxs:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-xs:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-sm:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-md:20;--grid-column-span-lg:16;--grid-column-span-xl:16;--grid-column-span-xxl:14;--grid-column-start-xxs:auto;--grid-column-start-xs:auto;--grid-column-start-sm:auto;--grid-column-start-md:3;--grid-column-start-lg:5;--grid-column-start-xl:5;--grid-column-start-xxl:6"><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC "><b class="cXscX ">The earliest memory </b>I have of Biri Biri, or fire, comes from when I was six years old. A soft smoky smell lingers, in from the rain. I’m sitting on the old couch in an open house made of corrugated iron sheets and wood, listening to my babysitter tell stories. I watch her cook over a bush-made stove, built from the same iron and timber as the house—the same timber I still hear crackling today.</p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">As Indigenous peoples of the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage site, on the vast coast of northeast Australia, we practice cultural fire management to keep our spirits, soils, and vegetation intact. It is living knowledge, a relationship that we practice on Country; we walk and observe the changes with our old people and youth. Biri Biri is our medicine for both Bulmba, our homelands, and Gulbul, our sea Country. It cleanses one’s spirit when we walk and practice fire. We yarn about the different arrangements in plants—structures from leaf layers to grass connectivity through to the root systems, soils, and Country types. We read Country and align the indicators from the soil to the sky, to tell us the right timing.</p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">(<a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/how-australias-aboriginal-people-fight-fire-with-fire-feature" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i class=" ">How Australia’s Aboriginal people fight fire—with fire.</i></a>)</p></div></div></div><div class="NYwzQ vUYNV glxIO ilAoG HPkGR "><div><div class="InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW " data-testid="prism-inline-image"><figure class="kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO " data-testid="prism-figure"><div class="GpQCA lZur lIngG " data-testid="prism-ratio-frame"><div class="FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV "><div class="lZur " data-testid="prism-copyright-wrapper"><picture data-testid="prism-picture"><source media="(max-width: 374px)" 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https://i.natgeofe.com/n/12303e66-7564-44fb-adb5-cde95afc8387/NGS-82828S-21-230720-53216.jpg?w=2048&h=1476 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 1025px) and (max-width: 1440px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/12303e66-7564-44fb-adb5-cde95afc8387/NGS-82828S-21-230720-53216.jpg?w=1260&h=908, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/12303e66-7564-44fb-adb5-cde95afc8387/NGS-82828S-21-230720-53216.jpg?w=2520&h=1816 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 1441px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/12303e66-7564-44fb-adb5-cde95afc8387/NGS-82828S-21-230720-53216.jpg?w=1440&h=1038, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/12303e66-7564-44fb-adb5-cde95afc8387/NGS-82828S-21-230720-53216.jpg?w=2880&h=2076 2x"/><img alt="A circular ring of fire burning in the middle of the frame, with a forest with tall, green trees surrounding" class="hsDdd vBqtr KrDt itslR SjwtZ hakZw HlUVI UbGlr " data-testid="prism-image" draggable="false" src="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/12303e66-7564-44fb-adb5-cde95afc8387/NGS-82828S-21-230720-53216.jpg" id="Australia- 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RTHNs " data-testid="prism-GridContainer"><div class="Kiog kNVGM nvpSA qwdi bmjsw " data-testid="prism-GridRow"><div class="theme-e oBTii mrzah " data-testid="prism-GridColumn" style="--grid-column-span-xxs:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-xs:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-sm:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-md:20;--grid-column-span-lg:16;--grid-column-span-xl:16;--grid-column-span-xxl:14;--grid-column-start-xxs:auto;--grid-column-start-xs:auto;--grid-column-start-sm:auto;--grid-column-start-md:3;--grid-column-start-lg:5;--grid-column-start-xl:5;--grid-column-start-xxl:6"><div class="nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW lZur " data-testid="prism-caption"><div class="HXPPJ barbu yKsXL IzgMt VcHIt uhSzI YGNMU cRAsZ xqMcl QtRul "><span class="hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz " data-testid="prism-truncate"><span><span class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ ">Adjacent to Kuranda National Park, on Djabugay homelands within the biodiverse Wet Tropics, cultural fire is used to keep rainforest growth and invasive plants in check, clearing the way for new life.</span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></figcaption></figure></div></div></div><div class="FITT_Article_main_group_wrapper VZTD UeCOM jIRH oimqG DjbQm UwdmX Xmrlz ReShI KaJdY lqtkC ssImf HfYhe RTHNs iJVrZ " data-testid="prism-GridContainer"><div class="Kiog kNVGM nvpSA qwdi bmjsw " data-testid="prism-GridRow"><div class="theme-e oBTii mrzah " data-testid="prism-GridColumn" style="--grid-column-span-xxs:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-xs:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-sm:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-md:20;--grid-column-span-lg:16;--grid-column-span-xl:16;--grid-column-span-xxl:14;--grid-column-start-xxs:auto;--grid-column-start-xs:auto;--grid-column-start-sm:auto;--grid-column-start-md:3;--grid-column-start-lg:5;--grid-column-start-xl:5;--grid-column-start-xxl:6"><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Walls were never meant to separate us from our original home. As an Irukandji woman and knowledge holder, I face challenges not only with climate change, as we experience rapidly changing conditions and major weather events, but also with the Australian government, which remains slow to acknowledge and accept our land and cultural rights. Being a woman in the fire space brings challenges from all directions. I am told by men within our communities that women do not belong among Biri Biri, that traditionally we never practiced the burns.</p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">We have always had a role and relationship with Biri Biri. The women have great knowledge of plants. Knowing how and when to gather them is like knowing how to weave them into the baskets we use to collect foods—it is a story in itself. For many generations Biri Biri has been a part of everyday living for us. I remember being with the Aunties, sitting on Country by the beach as we waited for the food to cook on Biri Biri. After a day gathering food, we sat close to Biri Biri for warmth while the wind wrapped around us.</p></div></div></div><div class="NYwzQ vUYNV glxIO ilAoG HPkGR "><div><figure class="kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO " data-testid="prism-figure"><div class="Kiog gTIDq DtvAy ZcEtc IRwwZ "><div class="lZur asrEW "><figure class="kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO " data-testid="prism-figure"><div class="GpQCA lZur " style="padding-bottom:133.68146214099218%" data-testid="prism-ratio-frame"><div class="FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV "><picture data-testid="prism-picture"><source media="(max-width: 374px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/507eb362-5185-418b-a63e-097db00a11bb/NGS-82828S-21-230706-50894.jpg?w=374&h=500, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/507eb362-5185-418b-a63e-097db00a11bb/NGS-82828S-21-230706-50894.jpg?w=748&h=1000 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 375px) and (max-width: 413px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/507eb362-5185-418b-a63e-097db00a11bb/NGS-82828S-21-230706-50894.jpg?w=413&h=552, 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data-testid="prism-GridRow"><div class="theme-e oBTii mrzah " data-testid="prism-GridColumn" style="--grid-column-span-xxs:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-xs:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-sm:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-md:20;--grid-column-span-lg:16;--grid-column-span-xl:16;--grid-column-span-xxl:14;--grid-column-start-xxs:auto;--grid-column-start-xs:auto;--grid-column-start-sm:auto;--grid-column-start-md:3;--grid-column-start-lg:5;--grid-column-start-xl:5;--grid-column-start-xxl:6"><div class="nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW lZur tSkSq " data-testid="prism-caption"><div class="HXPPJ barbu yKsXL IzgMt VcHIt uhSzI YGNMU cRAsZ xqMcl QtRul "><span class="hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz " data-testid="prism-truncate"><span><span class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ ">Golden orb-weaving spiders and Kuranda tree frogs have also helped restore the forest floor.</span></span></span></div><div class="qinlA IpWvx oqZz tylGM lyWxS nWcVF UhTug PPcLh "><span class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh "></span></div></div></div></div></div></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="FITT_Article_main_group_wrapper VZTD UeCOM jIRH oimqG DjbQm UwdmX Xmrlz ReShI KaJdY lqtkC ssImf HfYhe RTHNs iJVrZ " data-testid="prism-GridContainer"><div class="Kiog kNVGM nvpSA qwdi bmjsw " data-testid="prism-GridRow"><div class="theme-e oBTii mrzah " data-testid="prism-GridColumn" style="--grid-column-span-xxs:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-xs:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-sm:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-md:20;--grid-column-span-lg:16;--grid-column-span-xl:16;--grid-column-span-xxl:14;--grid-column-start-xxs:auto;--grid-column-start-xs:auto;--grid-column-start-sm:auto;--grid-column-start-md:3;--grid-column-start-lg:5;--grid-column-start-xl:5;--grid-column-start-xxl:6"><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">When visiting Country, we always speak to our ancestors. You learn to listen to the sounds of Country and our old people, hearing their experiences and how things have changed in their time. Elders teach me to keep the knowledge and connection alive for the next generation. And if we are to keep the knowledge living on in our kin, we will need patience, just as we will need patience to keep our cultural practices alive. It’s just like seeing a plant for the first time and learning all you can about it, connecting with it, knowing its texture and smell. This I have learned from my Elders, and this I will carry on.</p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">(<a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/good-fire-bad-fire-indigenous-practice-may-key-preventing-wildfires" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i class=" ">‘There’s good fire and bad fire.’ An Indigenous practice may be key to preventing wildfires</i></a>)</p><div class="oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX "><div class=" " data-testid="prism-static-embed" role="region"><div class="kUPWF evNvN "></div></div></div><div class="oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX "><div class="LoCYw blgIc QcZAj wGwCE XfBPw McMna ubPuV pdYhu RBrva " role="complementary" data-testid="prism-listicle"><h3 class="wCqmG oFFrS lqtkC ">Read more stewardship stories</h3><div class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ PriDW oPZhA ">Indigenous peoples protect 80 percent of the world’s biodiversity, according to the World Bank. These four communities are also shaping the future.</div><div class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ wMUi BSxhF Qcvvy Rmxn qLtV ">• <a href="https://nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/greenland-inughuit-hunters-narwhals " target="_blank">What Inughuit hunters in Greenland can teach us about the narwhal</a><br>• <a href="https://nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/palau-ocean-reef-defenders-hatohobei" target="_blank">Palau’s waters are some of the most biodiverse in the world—thanks to its defenders</a><br>• <a href="https://nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/mongolia-land-conservation-indigenous" target="_blank">Mongolia became a global leader in conservation by returning to its Indigenous roots</a><br>• <a href="https://nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/ecuador-amazonia-cofan-land-guardians" target="_blank">‘This is Cofán land’: the fight to save Amazonia in Ecuador from intruders</a><br><br>And discover more of our <a href="https://nationalgeographic.com/magazine/issue/july-2024" target="_blank">“Indigenous Futures” special issue for July</a>.</div></div></div><div class="eTIW QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX sUzSN "><div class="SDgng miqYR PMJVQ QtdQF WYbZw hwQoR SkUsC UlTly FxKvG BOli LbgCH nvgXD qZlJZ hdCKb " data-testid="prism-editors-note"><div class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ fIerE gzgIi sbNwD wyNiH oGaak mIoBf HPTnC SyFCf KSVzn EMccI MTazT TWYO pxDKL syqKH AAxjg AGdf YLpQy UPQXr OWaqr MWqqQ rhuiH sYoWw jOwXI GfFUP iLdhU GuqqH UXCTR ExGxl CPrEb "><b>Siobhan Singleton</b> is an Irukandji storyteller based in Australia. Specializing in cultural land management and Indigenous ethnobotany, she’s involved in educational outreach on fire and plant knowledge.<br><br>Based in Seattle and of Hèzhé (Nanai) and Chinese descent, <b>Kiliii Yüyan</b> is a photographer who focuses on Indigenous land stewardship. An Explorer since 2021, he chronicled Indigenous sovereignty for a <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/north-americas-native-nations-reassert-their-sovereignty-feature" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">2022 cover story</a>. Come see Kiliii in person at a National Geographic Live show. Visit <a href="http://natgeo.com/events" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">natgeo.com/events</a><a href="http://natgeo.com/events." target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">.</a><br><br>The nonprofit National Geographic Society, working to conserve Earth’s resources, helped fund this story and the four additional Stewardship articles in this issue.<br><br>This story appears in the <a href="https://nationalgeographic.com/magazine/issue/july-2024" target="_blank">July 2024 special issue on "Indigenous Futures"</a> of <i>National Geographic</i> magazine.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="FITT_Article_end "><div class="VZTD UeCOM jIRH oimqG DjbQm UwdmX Xmrlz ReShI KaJdY lqtkC ssImf HfYhe RTHNs " data-testid="prism-GridContainer"><div class="Kiog kNVGM nvpSA qwdi bmjsw " data-testid="prism-GridRow"><div class="theme-e oBTii mrzah " data-testid="prism-GridColumn" 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