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The toolkit shares practices and related resources on Indigenous-led fire practices and settler and state-led fire management for Indigenous Peoples and wildlife in the Saskatchewan River Delta in northern Saskatchewan. Many aspects of this toolkit are applicable across Canada.

This webinar examines how legal objectives for mule deer winter range and old growth management affect the Stswecem'c Xget'tem First Nation's ability to reduce wildfire risk, adapt to climate change, and restore ecocultural values in their south-central BC forests. Despite the impacts of settler-colonial policies, SXFN has long stewarded their territory using fire. In partnership with the University of British Columbia, they assessed crown fire risk, fuel loads, and potential treatments, highlighting both current stewardship efforts and the importance of Indigenous sovereignty in land management.