As the SMSC prepares for prescribed burns this spring, learn about the ecological and cultural significance of the practice from SMSC Manager of Natural Resources Ferin Davis Anderson, co-author of the book Wildfire: The Culture, Science, and Future of Fire.

Read the latest from Wiċoṡkaŋ: The Magazine of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community at tinyurl.com/2ts72bk9.