{"id":283424,"date":"2025-11-03T00:00:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T06:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=283424"},"modified":"2025-11-03T08:38:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T14:38:46","slug":"native-america-calling-the-looming-wildfire-crisis-in-the-arctic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/11\/03\/native-america-calling-the-looming-wildfire-crisis-in-the-arctic\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: The looming wildfire crisis in the Arctic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Monday, November 3, 2025<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">The looming wildfire crisis in the Arctic\r\n<\/div>\r\nResearchers are <a href=\"https:\/\/uaf-iarc.org\/2025\/03\/alaskas-changing-wildfire-environment-report-updated\/\">documenting more frequent and longer-lasting wildfires in northern Alaska and Canada<\/a>.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n In fact, the increase of wildfires is a trend across the Arctic, as far as Norway and Siberia, driven by higher temperatures and dryer conditions. The trend has immediate threats to people\u2019s homes and health. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nSome tribes in Alaska and Canada also worry about the possibility of a <a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/8a71ad97c8d0483eb3172ab4bc36f29c\">long-term cataclysmic cycle of fires burning<\/a> through vast stores of peat, producing uncountable amounts of carbon into the atmosphere. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nTune in to get a look at the latest research and learn what concerned Alaska Native tribes and other Indigenous stakeholders are doing to prepare.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FBLMAFS%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02vBrtFKjkKinija4yEWbbfCyTAC3AQARSQUxeHrqUXb5UUESLDCVHKATfwgzGmKiyl&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"620\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\nEdward Alexander (Gwich\u2019in), co-councilor for <a href=\"https:\/\/gwichincouncil.com\/\">Gwich\u2019in Council International<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nDr. Amy Cardinal Christianson (M\u00e9tis), senior fire advisor for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilinationhood.ca\/\">Indigenous Leadership Initiative<\/a> and board member of the International Association of Wildland Fire\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nMalinda Chase (Deg Hit\u2019an Athabaskan), tribal liaison for the <a href=\"https:\/\/akcasc.org\/\">Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center<\/a> under the International Arctic Research Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the land manager for her village in Anvik, Alaska\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/11\/03\/native-america-calling-the-looming-wildfire-crisis-in-the-arctic\/alaskawildfires\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-283442\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" data-attachment-id=\"283442\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/11\/03\/native-america-calling-the-looming-wildfire-crisis-in-the-arctic\/alaskawildfires\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/03\/AlaskaWildfires.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Alaska Wildfires\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Alaska Wildfires&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Aniralik Fire (#204) and New Cottonwood Fire merged and burned as the New Cottonwood Fire in Alaska in June 2025. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/blmalaskafireservice\/54614189546\/&gt;Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/03\/AlaskaWildfires.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/03\/AlaskaWildfires.jpg\" alt=\"Alaska Wildfires\" class=\"size-full wp-image-283442\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">The Aniralik Fire (#204) and New Cottonwood Fire merged and burned as the New Cottonwood Fire in Alaska in June 2025. Photo: <a href=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/blmalaskafireservice\/54614189546\/>Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Researchers are documenting more and longer-lasting wildfires in the Arctic, affecting Native peoples in Alaska and Canada.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":283442,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,11,1,23],"tags":[78,79,6881,283,6658,478,4605,243,133,134],"class_list":["post-283424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canada","category-environment","category-national","category-world","tag-alaska","tag-alaska-native","tag-amy-cardinal","tag-climate-change","tag-edward-alexander","tag-fires","tag-malinda-chase","tag-media","tag-native-america-calling","tag-radio","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/03\/AlaskaWildfires.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-1bJm","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=283424"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283424\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":283443,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283424\/revisions\/283443"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/283442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=283424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=283424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=283424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}