Cultural Fire

“Good Fire” was made possible with a grant through the Big Tell Central Valley Film Festival.

View interview with filmmaker Erica Tom, Consultant Ron W. Goode, and Producer Emily Alejandrino here.

The Honorable Ron W. Goode is the Tribal Chairman of the North Fork Mono Tribe.

He is a Veteran of the United States Army; a Life Member of the Sierra Mono Museum and of the United States Judo Federation. Ron holds a 6 th degree Black Belt in Judo and still enjoys teaching. He is also a retired Community College Prof. in Ethnic Studies. Ron was inducted in the Clovis Hall of Fame for his work in Education and Community Service in 2002. In 2006, he was selected as CA Indian Education Teacher of the Year, and in 2006 and 2007, Mr. Goode was nominated for the Who’s Who of America’s Teachers.

Mr. Goode is a published author, an ethnobotany book on native plants and resources: Cultural Traditions Endangered, 1992. In 2017-2018, Ron was the Coordinating Lead Author for the “Tribal Indigenous Communities Climate Change Assessment” as a new report of the California 4th Climate Change Assessment.

Mr. Goode and his tribal and ecological team, have been conducting Cultural Burns with Sequoia Park, Bass Lake Ranger District - Sierra National Forest, Cold Springs Rancheria, Private and Tribal Lands in Mariposa with the Mariposa Miwok Tribe. Ron then takes their practical work and presents it at Universities, Colleges, Seminars, Webinars, via Zoom and other Internet venues. Ron’s Journal writings and Webinar presentations have garnered worldwide attention.

You can contact Chairman Ron W. Goode of “Good Fire” at rwgoode911@hotmail.com.

Upcoming Events featuring Chairman Ron W. Goode

Join us for the closing ceremony at Social Justice Week at Sonoma State this Friday 5-8pm in the Student Center.

Work Featuring Chairman Ron W. Goode (updates coming soon!)

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