Reconnecting Fire Culture of Aboriginal Communities with Contemporary Wildfire Risk Management

This paper aims to provide a better understanding of the transition towards new paradigm wildfire risk management in Victoria that incorporates Aboriginal fire knowledge. We show suitability cultural burning transformed landscapes, and challenges associated with its reintroduction for land bushfire reduction after traumatic disruption invasion colonization. Methods Environmental History Regional Geography were combined Traditional Ecological Knowledge unravel connections between past, present future practices. Our study area consists Dja Wurrung Bangarang/Yorta Yorta Country north-central Victoria. The results (i) ongoing socio-political process building renewed integrated approach including burning, (ii) opportunities culture restoring landscape resilience wildfires. conclude both need change together adapt environmental context collaborate mutual common benefit.