By Matt Simmons Local Journalism Initiative Reporter This is the first story from In the Line of Fire , a series from The Narwhal digging into what is being done to prepare for \u2014 and survive \u2014 wildfires. Gitanyow Elder Darlene Vegh drips fire onto a patch of dry leaves, moss and twigs on a ridge above Xsit\u2019ax (Kitwanga River) on Wilp Gwaas Hlaam lands in northwest B.C. It\u2019s a clear spring day a few weeks after the winter snowmelt exposed the forest floor. The orange light of the little flames dancing along the ground is soft and warm against the deep shadows cast by the trees. Vegh\u2019s fire starts the day\u2019s cultural burn, an Indigenous-led practice that brings fire back to the land in a good way. Fire \u2014… <\/p>\n
By Matt Simmons Local Journalism Initiative Reporter This is the first story from In the Line of Fire , a series from The Narwhal digging into what is being done to prepare for \u2014 and survive \u2014 wildfires. Gitanyow Elder Darlene Vegh drips fire onto a patch of dry leaves, moss and twigs on a ridge above Xsit\u2019ax (Kitwanga River) on Wilp Gwaas Hlaam lands in northwest B.C. It\u2019s a clear spring day a few weeks after the winter snowmelt exposed the forest floor. The orange light of the little flames dancing along the ground is soft and warm against the deep shadows cast by the trees. Vegh\u2019s fire starts the day\u2019s cultural burn, an Indigenous-led practice that brings fire back to the land in a good way. Fire \u2014... <\/p>\n