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Fire Tender

DOCUMENTARY SHORT | Roni Jo Draper

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Yurok people have been putting fire on the land since time immemorial. But for more than 100 years, this practice has been disrupted by California settlers. The recent spate of catastrophic fires in the West, however, has policymakers rethinking their commitment to fire suppression. FIRE TENDER shares the work of Margo Robbins, a Yurok grandmother and knowledge keeper, as she seeks to return firepractices to Yurok territory, and to restore the land and its people.


TRT: 27 Minutes

Release: April 22, 2024

Expiration: April 21, 2028

Distributor: WORLD

Rights: Commencing upon the first exploitation of the Program in the Territory and expiring four (4) years thereafter

for Public Media Rights and seven (7) years thereafter for all other rights.

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Roni Jo Draper

Filmmaker
RONI JO DRAPER PhD is an enrolled member of the Yurok tribe, from the village of Weitspus (Weitchpec) at the fork of the Klamath and Trinity Rivers in Northern California. Her experience as a Yurok woman, and the realities of the acute pain of discriminatory practices and policies enacted in school settings, has influenced her writing and work as a teacher, scholar, and artist. Her scholarship has appeared in the Harvard Educational Review, the American Educational Research Journal, and the Journal of Teacher Education. Roni Jo produced the feature documentary Scenes from the Glittering World, which premiered at Full Frame in 2021 and will appear on PBS in 2022 as part of the Independent Lens series. In 2021, Roni Jo was selected by the National Geographic Society as a National Geographic Explorer for her storytelling of Good Fire.

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Walt Pourier

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Walt is Oglala Lakota and created the logo for Urban Rez. He is Creative Director, owner of Nakota Designs Advertising Designs and Graphics. Executive Director of the Stronghold Society nonprofit dedicated to instilling hope and supporting youth movements through Live Life Call To Action Campaigns.

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Lynn Palmanteer-Holder, an Indigenous plateau woman of North Central Washington and member of eight of twelve Tribes of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. Lynn recently retired as inaugural Director of Tribal Government Affairs for Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges, the state’s oversight agency of 34 CTCs.  She is a highly accomplished professional that spans over 40 years. She is an experienced educator that has a demonstrated history across K12, post-secondary & higher education as a teacher, school counselor, superintendent, researcher, and professor. Also, she has diverse experience as an entrepreneur, Tribal leader and administrator. She is skilled in curriculum and program development, facilitating government to government relationships that led to formal partnerships between state institutions and Tribes developing custom programs. Lynn has served on many boards and has been recognized for various statewide, and national awards. She has several scholarly publications and has done various conference presentations and speaking engagements, at the local, national and international level. Lynn holds a Ph.C. (ABD) in Social Welfare Policy from University of Washington. She earned her M.Ed., with a concentration in counseling psychology from Washington State University and B.Ed., in K12 Education from Eastern Washington University. Lynn is a wife of 49 years, a mother of three adult professional children, granny of 10 and great granny to two. Lynn and her husband are high school sweethearts, and together enjoy time with their 15+ two-legged blessings.