About Alice Lincoln-Cook:
Karuk & Shasta | Culture Fire Practitioner | Culture Bearer | Basketweaver | Traditional Artist | Educator
Alice draws on a lifetime of working as an independent artist, traditional basketweaver, culture bearer, and cultural fire expert: she is passionate about teaching the practices she grew up with to help others manage ancestral lands and waters in a good way, that is healthy for our planet, people and our cultures. Prior to serving as President and board member with the California Indian Basketweavers Association (CIBA) for eight terms where she coordinated multiple basketweaving conferences and outreach events, Alice taught basketweaving to California Native Tribal members, and worked with local schools, nonprofits, and state and federal agencies throughout the Pacific Northwest. Alice was instrumental in reviving CIBA’s Following the Smoke program, an inter-agency training retreat that brought hundreds of Tribal practitioners and affiliates together to connect good fire with traditional land management practices. Since obtaining her
Basic 32 Red Card firefighting certification, Alice has become a highly sought-after speaker at universities, conferences, and Basic 32 fire training programs both in California and nationally. She is currently a partner with Pathways of Purpose building a community land trust model, along with consulting and teaching for Cultural Fire work and Basketweaving.
Learn more about Alice’s work on her website!
Reflections:
“Cultural fire is very effective
when applied to a landscape,
because we can see traditional
foods and medicines grow back
and basket fibers that are healthy
and flexible. We can ensure the
land, plants and communities are
healthy with traditional land
stewardship practices” – Alice
