First Nations in B.C. are in a race to protect themselves from wildfires, bringing back a tradition that had been banned for decades. CBC’s Brady Strachan was invited to the front line of a prescribed or cultural burn to learn more about how it’s done and why experts say other communities across Canada need to follow their example.

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