As Australia braces for bushfire season, Indigenous 'cultural burning' makes a comeback
Tuesday, 12 September 2023
Smoke sweeps through the treetops as a fire consumes the dense undergrowth of the Australian winter bush.To the uninitiated, the fire might appear to be dangerous, but it is a controlled cool burn or "cultural fire", ridding the land of dangerous underbrush using Indigenous techniques passed down over thousands of years.
Smoke sweeps through the treetops as a fire consumes the dense undergrowth of the Australian winter bush.To the uninitiated, the fire might appear to be dangerous, but it is a controlled cool burn or "cultural fire", ridding the land of dangerous underbrush using Indigenous techniques passed down over thousands of years.
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