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IN BRIEF Indigenous people were the first fire and natural resource managers in the Southwest. As forest managers work to bring health back to Southwestern ecosystems in a changing world, it is imperative that Indigenous perspectives are included and we collectively work to build tribal capacity to help lead these efforts. In Spring 2023, an Indigenous-led workshop series shared diverse tribal perspectives on fire and the group identified topics for future work together. This work is designed to support tribal and pueblo natural resource and fire programs in New Mexico and Arizona in their efforts both on reservations and off-reservation on ancestral homelands. This is part of an ongoing effort to respect tribal sovereignty and treaty rights by supporting tribal use of fire as part of cultural and ecological resilience, and seeks to increase capacities, ameliorate challenges, and share examples that can guide tribes across the Southwest.

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