Good Fire: Tending Native Lands | Ron W. Goode on Cultural Burning @oaklandmuseumca
Good Fire: Tending Native Lands | Ron W. Goode on Cultural Burning  @oaklandmuseumca
Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Ron W. Goode, Tribal Chairman of the North Fork Mono Tribe, discusses the importance of “cultural burning”. OMCA’s latest exhibition, Good Fire: Tending Native Lands, explores how Native communities in Northern California have used controlled fire—often called “good fire” or “cultural burning”—for millennia to care for the land and preserve cultural traditions.⁠

This video takes viewers to a cultural burn in Mariposa, revealing the stark differences between burned and unburned plants, underscoring the essential role fire plays in plant health and cultural continuity. Watch the full video on our YouTube channel!⁠

Book your visit to see Good Fire: Tending Native Lands, and reimagine California’s relationship with fire at the link in bio!⁠

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